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Most artists take a while to establish their sound, and debut albums can be strange beasts when that sound isn't nailed down.
When Bob Dylan turned his back on protest music and traditional folk, he burned a lot of bridges; his friendship with Pete Seeger was one of them.
Sometimes being a solitary man doesn’t mean you’re lonely, it can mean you’re just taking some alone time to recenter yourself.” ...
Red Pump Special by Rab Noakes is a lovely, assured example of the 1970s singer-songwriter’s craft. Here, we reappraise his 1974 album ...
Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, and Bruce Springsteen each recorded great late-career albums that proved they weren’t finished.
The dissatisfaction was evident during a tense post-show interview with MTV’s Alan Hunter, which Collins dominated when the others proved truculent. The drummer later wrote in his 2016 memoir, Not ...
There is an authenticity to Longtime Friend, the New West Records debut from siblings Aila and Elisha Wildman, that simply ...
Rock group The Barenaked Ladies has a very specific backstory for how they got their iconic name, which came to be during a ...
Kitty Wells passed away; Desmond Dekker was born; the Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records; Sean Cassidy had his one and only ...
Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...
Artifacts include Petty's acoustic guitar, Flava Flav's iconic clock necklace, and Freddie Mercury's shoes from the legendary ...
The Beatles legend shares the music that influenced him throughout his career and that he turns to remind him of 'sweet memories.' ...