Illustrator David Stone Martin was one of the most prolific and influential graphic designers of the postwar era, creating over 400 album covers. With his signature hand-drawn calligraphic lines, DSM perfectly captured the energy and spontaneity of the jazz idiom.    ...

The album Café Bleu, released this month in 1984.

Franco Battiato, one of Italy’s most famous singer-songwriters, died at the age of 76 after a long illness. Born on March 23, 1945 in Sicily, performed all music genres.With more than 50 years of music, Battiato was one of the greatest songwriters of Italian music.

Born in Genoa, Italy, she moved to Rome where she studied singing and piano at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, graduating in 1956.Known for using her voice as an instrument rather than singing lyrics, defining the sound of 1960s-70s Italian soundtracks. Besides...

The KVB "White Walls" / Mickey Dread "Break Down The Walls" / James "Goverment Walls" / Elton John "Border Song" / Madonna "Borderline" / Eagles "On The Border" / Al Stewart "On The Border" / Staple Singers "Bridges Instead of Walls" / Calexico "Crystal Frontier'...