Lliam Christy is in his fifth decade as a musician, having started as a 17-year-old sideman in 1979 with Billy James and The Flames. “It was the first time I ever recorded,” he remembers. “We might’ve ...

Soft rock is a little hard to define. In general, one could say it’s simply a form of rock music that focuses more on lyrical content and melody over the “harshness” of hard rock’s instrumentation. It ...

Ambrosia is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in the early 1970s. Known for their smooth harmonies and mix of progressive rock with soft pop, the band gained major attention in the late ’70s ...

If there was ever an oxymoron to rival the famous examples of "jumbo shrimp," "deafening silence," or open secret," it's the term for one of the worst of all music genres: soft rock. I mean, what is ...

“The jumping-off point was really the Eagles documentary,” admits Meyers, the show’s executive producer. [He’s referring to Alison Ellwood’s 2013 History of the Eagles Part One.] “What sort of ...

The radio station that once delivered the "beautiful music" is now delivering the hit music. WMEZ-FM 94.1, known for decades as Soft Rock 94.1 and beloved for its blend of soothing adult contemporary ...

I dropped by the office of a colleague of mine to pick up a book that she wanted me to read. Her office was different than most others in the university since she had an antique oak desk instead of ...

KMPS-FM, once the Northwest’s go-to for county music, is no more. The rebrand came Monday, with KMPS’s parent company Entercom Communications Corp. announcing the switch of Seattle’s one-time king of ...