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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.
J.D. Considine’s masterpiece.
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.
Stormy water seamen scrutinize the smooth sailing soundtrack.
Dear God, hope you got the letter.
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.
15 minutes of early recordings by the late musician, including an early version of "Son of Sam."
The legendary musician on "Down and Out," "Living Forever," and the "period piece" album And Then There Were Three.
The singer ends At the Drive-In's set only three songs in by admonishing the audience and calling them robots and sheep.
Newly unearthed live recording of the band touring Bleach, featuring performances of "Dive," "Even in His Youth," "Spank Thru," "Big Cheese," and more.
The American rock band perform their hit cover of the Burt Bacharach song on television in 1969.
The band mime their hit on Top of the Pops in 1982.
The country music star talks Religulous, quitting drinking, and never cancelling a show.