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The Doobie Brothers? That “yacht rock” period was bleak.
The absence of soul, emotion, and eros in contemporary pop music.
The visions in my eyes.
The most significant asset that Billy Idol Should Be Dead has is in its title, which is itself a half-hearted dark joke.
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs That's the Weight of the World) is light on biographical material, but substantial as a work of music criticism.
I don’t understand Bob Dylan’s true believers, but won’t complain too much.
Netflix’s Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary is less interested in the band’s highpoints as it is their musical transformation.
And the years it's endured.
The United Kingdom barring him from performing is indefensible.
A 10-year amplified detour from classical composition.
Brandi Carlile opens The Human Tour in Philadelphia this week.
Bill Stump's impact on extreme music has been widely acknowledged, but his most important contribution was as an archivist.
Defining the most reprehensible period of rock history.
A precursor to something yet to happen.
After the hippies and before the punks, DC's madman helped spearhead rock's degenerate era.
The lyrical evolution from jazz code words to defiant anthems.
Foreign Tongues is one of their greatest albums.
Why Mick Taylor left the “greatest job in rock music.”
Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess is as much about the Jewish experience of the composer as the Afro-American experience it’s meant to depict.
Plus he wrote a song in the voice of a bowling ball.
The reaction to “Tomorrow Never Knows” on The Beatles 1966 album Revolver was mixed.
The legendary musician plays originals and covers for 25 minutes in his backyard on August 30, 1974.
The frontman of The Cure talks about touring less, the inspiration behind "Lovesong," and more in this archival interview.
The musician talks about his new album Guitar and playing guitar less live and and in the studio.
A comparison of some of the best vintage multitrack cassette recorders.
The musician talks about sincerity in music, using the particular qualities of a medium to convey ideas, singing in character, and more.
The short-lived supergroup led by Billy Corgan play an hour in the Netherlands in this summer 2003 performance.
The music legends on The Beatles, James Taylor, Manfred Mann, and more in this new interview.
Rodrigo joins the band at Lollapalooza for a wonderful rendition of the final single from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie perform live at The Mann Center in Philadelphia on June 30, 2017.