As a one-time disc jockey who played easy-listening music, I appreciate Mike Kerrigan’s “Easy Listening = Alternative Music + Time” (op-ed, Feb. 29). He is right: The definition of easy listening has ...

I relish Mike Kerrigan’s contributions (“Easy Listening = Alternative Music + Time,” op-ed, Feb. 29). When I first heard the term “easy listening” applied to rock music, I couldn’t believe it. Rock is ...

Many rock bands make music that is specifically made for easy listening. The softer sides of rock music induce a relaxed state like no other genre. We’d count the Eagles among that pack. Though they ...

“Bum bum bum bum-bum-bum bum bum / Bum bum-bum-bum bum bum,” sings 2nd Grade’s Peter Gill onomatopoetically on “Beat of the Drum,” the sixth track off the five-piece band’s new album, Easy Listening.

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It’s a reminder that the magic of music isn’t just about what you are listening to, but also the ritual. Why the Act of Listening Mattered as Much as the Music Beyond the physical media itself, there ...

The letter comes amid plans for a radical shake-up of programming with late-night curated music shows to be replaced by ...