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In the early 1980s, Billy Idol exploded onto the American music scene with “Dancing with Myself,” the neo-punk anthem that he originally recorded...
The second edition of the American Music Honors convened on Wednesday evening at Monmouth University in dazzling style. Presented by the Bruce...
Legendary British-American rock icon Billy Idol joined host Kenneth Womack to talk about being a Beatles fan “in real time,” the U.S. vs. U.K....
David Bowie didn’t invent Glam Rock. That sparkly honor is generally credited to T. Rex’s Marc Bolan, who created a sensation when he sang “Hot...
When historians consider the Beatles’ vast musical influence, they invariably highlight such touchstones as the band’s performance on "The Ed...
As the Baby Boomers age into full-blown retirement and beyond, the Classic Rock brand has continued to pay dividends. If you ponder the genre’s...
The “underdubbed” mixes for Paul McCartney and Wings’ landmark "Band on the Run" album are, in a word, stupendous. Released to mark the LP’s...
This year, the Violent Femmes’ eponymous first album marks its 40th anniversary, celebrated with a new deluxe edition. It’s a remarkable...
Released in February 1971, "The Yes Album" has already stood the test of time. For Yes, one of progressive rock’s stalwarts, the LP marked a...
The so-called “Red” and “Blue” albums — the Beatles compilations that generation after generation have grown up with — just got a whole...
The Beatles’ new song, the final entry in their extraordinary songbook to be released in November, is a thing of beauty. Titled “Now and Then,”...
If "Hackney Diamonds," their 24th studio album, is to be the band’s last, then the Rolling Stones will be going out in fine style. The group is on a...
During the Beatles’ heyday, Ringo Starr was credited with numerous turns of phrase that have entered the cultural lexicon. Such Ringoisms include...
An emotionally lacerating documentary about fame and family trauma, "I Am a Noise" provides an unflinching portrait of singer and social activist...
In many ways, Deirdre Kelly's "Fashioning the Beatles" is long overdue. We take it for granted, as a kind of pop-music commonplace, that the Fab...
The feel-good compilation of 2023 has just dropped, and its name is "These Are the Good Old Days: The Carly Simon & Jac Holzman Story." The collection...
With the rock opera "Tommy" (1969), Pete Townshend transformed the Who from a raucous live act into long-form storytellers for the ages. The...