The World’s Biggest Rock Band Is a Christian Rock Band
U2 pushes back against prevailing cultural forces with stadium-filling contemporary hymns.
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The Day the Music Died
Making the future safe is one thing; we must also interrogate the past.
Led Zeppelin IV at 50
Even people whose parents were barely teenagers when it came out can still find much to enjoy on Led Zeppelin IV, released 50 years ago today.
‘Brown Sugar’ Gets Canceled
The Stones pull a quintessential song for the first time in their touring history.
The Hippie-Hating, Anti-everything Spirit of the Velvet Underground
Todd Haynes’s documentary takes viewers on a trippy tour to the world of Lou Reed and his out-there bandmates.
Charlie Watts, R.I.P.
Rolling Stone Charlie Watts was the Maytag washing machine of the group, always working, never broken.
On Approaching Bob Dylan
Getting past the image and into the deeper waters is where Dylan is best encountered.
R.I.P., Jim Steinman
The great tragedy of Jim Steinman’s career is that more of his prime wasn’t spent working with Meat Loaf, as the two complemented each other perfectly.
An Early Beatles Christmas Gift from Peter Jackson
The new movie, The Beatles: Get Back, looks quite promising.
The Virtuosity and Creativity of Van Halen
Van Halen’s oversized influence on popular music stretched well beyond hard rock.