The decade of the 1960s produced countless songs that became permanent fixtures in music and pop culture. The Ronettes' "Be ...

Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris turned an unlikely song penned by one of music's most controversial figures into one of country music’s most beloved hits.

Disclaimer: The article contains mention of murder. Reader discretion is advised. Phil Spector was a popular American record producer and convicted murderer who died in January 2021. Even though his ...

There’s a fine line between genius and insanity in the world of rock and roll. There’s the well-documented issues that have plagued the brilliant but troubled Brian Wilson. The late alt-rock icon ...

Larry Mantle talks with author Mick Brown about his new book, Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector (Knopf). Brown chronicles Spector's rise to become one of the preeminent ...

A feature-length portrait of a pop music genius as (pre-)convicted murderer, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector lives up to its grandiose title, taken from the old Michelangelo potboiler.

Phil Spector was one of the most important—and most evil—music producers in history. He made legendary songs about love while being incapable of feeling it himself. Phil got away with terrorizing ...