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When I heard a Dylan song called ‘Positively Fourth Street' and thought ‘Oh my God, you can write about anything in songs.'" ...
Bruce Springsteen announces his favourite Bob Dylan songs while discussing 'Letter to You' on Stephen Colbert's show, championing 'Like A Rolling Stone' ...
Explore how 9 influential Black musicians including Louis Armstrong, Michael Jackson, and Prince changed music history through innovation and cultural impact.
The Melbourne-born Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist worshipped Nigerian drummer and composer Tony Allen, who was renowned for his inventive drum patterns. He was since 1964 a cohort of African drummer ...
The hymn book of ancient Israelite times, the book of Psalms, includes one – Psalm 67 that incorporates the Priestly ...
It had a box of music magazines, all the same, called DownBeat. I got them for next to nothing. They were about jazz in ...
Axl Rose may have a cutthroat mentality to making rock and roll, but he knew that some artists left him in the dust vocally.
These three country musicians never achieved prototypical commercial success, but their contributions to the genre were still invaluable.
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I feel a deep sense of anguish at what Donald Trump is doing to wreck the American university system. Trump’s campaign is ...
In a music industry marked by fleeting trends and ever-changing band lineups, Big Head Todd and the Monsters are a model of ...
Travis Roberts is emphasizing the “alt” in alt-country. On his debut album, Rebel Rose, coming Aug. 1 on New West Records, the Amarillo, Texas, songwriter channels the punk sounds of Jimmy Eat World, ...
American experimental rock band Swans return this week with their 17th studio album, Birthing. Still led by Michael Gira, who ...