In the 21st century, sampling has become an essential technique in pop music’s toolbox: from Britney Spears’ Toxic to Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso, modern chart history is lined with hits built on ...

In the early ’90s, “What were the skies like when you were young?” was the new, “Can you pass the acid test?” — the question that separated the turned-on from those left behind. Britain’s 1988 Summer ...