Back some time in the 1990s, David Hollander first discovered library music amongst the shelves of a shop called Record Supply in West Los Angeles. “While browsing the soundtrack section,” he writes ...

For the past decade, the most sought after vintage musical rarities haven't just been old Northern Soul 45s, or original garage punk singles, or any of the kinds of music that have been compiled into ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. On Tuesday, the Lyndon House Arts Center opened a new exhibit named “Oliver Domingo ...

Library music—aka stock or production music—was first marketed in the 1920s, to be used by "picture palaces" showing silent movies. Its golden age came during the 1960s and 1970s, when it provided off ...

Libraries are known to be quiet spaces for people to read and learn, but Arnett Library is a little different sometimes. The 19th Ward library teaches local residents through song during its Arnett ...

Keith Mansfield wrote the theme tune to Grandstand on his way to work one morning. “I can remember driving into London at six o’clock in the morning, stopping at a traffic light and writing ...

Earlier this month, we witnessed something special in our studio. Lights low and surrounded by a captive audience, author and musician Colter Harper stood next to a projection of iconic Teenie Harris ...