If you’ve been online at all over the past two weeks, you’ve heard “Planet of the Bass,” a viral 1990s Eurodance parody that rapidly evolved from TikTok gag to, arguably, the song of the summer.

Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz. By Marcus J. Moore There’s a clip ...

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New heavy metal is not your uncle's Black Sabbath-type music. In the early 1970s, music fans knew what to expect. A darkness to the songs with some droning bass, a guitar solo or three, and lyrics ...