Under the heat of the Texas sun and into the cool of the hazy, dusty evening, weekend two of Austin City Limits music ...

Though it may seem masochistic, our indulgence in sad music is actually for good reason. Research suggests that music filled ...

My research collaborators at Yale University and I tried to figure out why we like sad art when we hate experiencing sadness in real life. We pay good money to see depressing movies and listen to Sad ...

Bruce Springsteen has released his fair share of emotionally devastating songs, with The River and Jungleland being among his ...

You would think happy people would prefer to listen to happy music. Lyrics that speak to their positive mood, bringing them cheer and joy. Yet, sad music tends to have a longer-lasting appeal for many ...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is a hit with audiences — and so is the film’s soundtrack. Anderson is known for his musical prowess, and his 10th feature film is packed with hits.

These classic rock songs are moody, without a doubt, but few might know just how gut-wrenching their lyrics truly are.

Linda Ronstadt is no one-hit wonder. Technically, her old band, The Stone Poneys, would be considered one-hit wonders. The baroque pop folk group only scored one major hit back in the 1960s, and that ...

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Please don't yell at me I hate putting anything down this low. It's songs like this -- and "Vigilante [Expletive]" from her Midnights album -- that take her career power struggles and lay them out for ...