The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. “Yup, it’s a love song,” John Cale confirms at the start ...

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Feb. 13. I’m Julia Carmel, a feature writer for The Times’ Lifestyle section who covers travel, local culture and things ...

For those who tuned into the radio regularly throughout the 1980s, certain songs became inescapable, playing on what felt like an endless loop. Tracks like "I Just Called to Say I Love You," "Wake Me ...