Staying Alive... Does "Saturday Night Fever" warrant another look?
As noted in these pages recently, there’s been a rush of excellent rock ‘n’ roll documentaries of late.
Keith Richards is God...
I streamed the new Keith Richards documentary Under The Influence this weekend and it is must-see TV for anyone who cares about rock and roll and why music matters.
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Mat Snow, author of "U2: Revolution"
We recently asked Mat Snow, author of U2: Revolution, what his favorite music reads were.
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"Long Promised Road" exclusive excerpt
We are very excited to launch a new feature of exclusive excerpts from upcoming and soon-to-be-released books. Today, we showcase Chapter Five from Kent Crowley's new book Long Promised Road: Carl Wilson, Soul of the Beach Boys-The Biography.
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5 Q's: Jesse Fink V.2.0, author of "The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC"
As AC/DC launched their “Rock or Bust” tour in the States amid substantial personnel changes, we revisited author Jesse Fink (The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC) and put “Five Questions” to him about the band's latest assault on world eardrums.
5 Q's: Stephen Witt, author of "How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy"
BOB DYLAN: Live at Newport Folk Festival 1965
5 Q's: David Browne V2.0, author of "Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1971"
Today, "Five Questions" are again put to David Browne, who recently answered 5 Q's for us about his recent book on the Grateful Dead titled
Love Songs
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Uncovers the unexplored story of the love song for the first time.
The love song is timeless. From its beginnings, it has been shaped by bohemians and renegades, slaves and oppressed minorities, prostitutes, immigrants and other excluded groups. But what do we really know about the origins of these intimate expressions of the heart? And how have our changing perceptions about topics such as sexuality and gender roles changed our attitudes towards these songs?
5 Q's: Mark Ribowsky, author of "Whiskey Bottles and Brand-New Cars: The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd"
Today, "Five Questions" are put to Mark Ribowsky, author of the recently released "Whiskey Bottles and Brand New Cars: The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd." Ribowsky has also written books on Otis Redding and Stax Records (
