Industry Ins-and-Outs

The Silk Road was an important means of cultural exchange. This hub explores the history of the Silk Road and how trade impacted developments in music between the cultures impacted on the Road.

All worship leaders are not alike. They may be talented, but certain leadership traits suggest that the person leading worship in your church is more of a music leader than a worship leader.

Some of the best known Christmas songs have been covered by a variety of artists. We look at the Christmas carol, "Away in a Manger," and compare the traditional church choir version with performances by 14 popular artists. Who do you prefer?

With the imminent demise of iTunes and introduction of Music, why has Apple continued to ignore lossless audio?

The glam-metal era of the ‘80s spawned great guitarists, but also some underrated players who never got the recognition they deserved.

Ever wonder who played at Woodstock? This series highlights the artists who performed at Woodstock August 15-18, 1969. The seventh act on Day 3, which was now well into Day 4, was Crosby, Stills & Nash. Neil Young had just been added to the lineup, making Woodstock the first gig ever for CSN&Y.

Ever wonder who played at Woodstock? This series highlights the artists who performed at Woodstock August 15-18, 1969. Paul Butterfield was the fourth act on the final, unofficial Day 4 of the festival.

Ever wonder who played at Woodstock? This series highlights the artists who performed at Woodstock August 15-18, 1969. The third act on Day 3 was Ten Years After. Their set was plagued by technical challenges, but the last song of their set made stars of Alvin Lee and Ten Years After.

Ever wonder who played at Woodstock? This series highlights the artists who performed at Woodstock August 15-18, 1969. The sixth act on Day 3 was Blood, Sweat & Tears. They were already huge, so it was no surprise they were booked. BS&T hit the stage at 1:30 a.m., the unofficial Day 4 of the fest.

Some of the best known Christmas songs have been covered by a variety of artists. We look at Nat King Cole's classic tune, "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)," and rank 14 contenders. Who do you prefer?

Ever wonder who played at Woodstock? This series highlights the artists who performed at Woodstock August 15-18, 1969. The second last act was Sha Na Na. They hit the stage just after 7:30 a.m. on what was the unofficial Day 4 of the festival.

If you play an instrument or sing, you know that musicians sometimes have a unique way of communicating. Many of these terms have a different meaning to most people, but all are used in the music biz.

Ever wonder who played at Woodstock? This series highlights the artists who performed at Woodstock August 15-18, 1969. The 10th and final act on Day 3, which had actually become Day 4 due to massive delays throughout the festival, was Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix was the last act at Woodstock.

Digital music downloads are a boon to artists and consumers, but will we eventually regret shunning the compact disc?

Prism Music is a player front-end for PLEX on iOS devices.

Ever wonder who played at Woodstock? This series highlights the artists who performed at Woodstock August 15-18, 1969. Day 2 at Woodstock meant the rock acts were up, and the 12th act to appear on Saturday (actually Sunday a.m.) was funk-rock band, Sly and the Family Stone.