Is there any contemporary popular music singer, songwriter and musician as significant? The answer is no.
Browsing: Points of View
These articles examine and opine on the state of rock music as well as trends, issues and other matters of consequence related to classic rock and its business and culture.
“I don’t know if Chuck recognised I was copping his licks, or whether he was just feeling lazy, but he had me play all the guitar solos – to every song”
Many of Mad’s articles exposed staples of American culture—nothing and no one was safe from its pointed humor, from hit movies to products to the media.
An Elektra Records senior executive paints a great picture of an industry legend: “You have to get out of here. That guy is crazy”
Before finally being selected, one of the world’s top metal bands was turned down by the Hall’s voters.
She practically invented a genre and influenced countless other singer-songwriters. The 1971 album earned 4 Grammy Awards and set records and trends
Petty idolized the Byrds and he famously incorporated their 1967 song, “So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star,” into the Heartbreakers concert repertoire
Though best known as a musician for being a bass man, his signature as a melodist is his use of piano on “Let It Be,” “Hey Jude” and this one
After airing their grievances about the HoF, two of its 2016 inductees did a joint interview, sharing details about the events leading up to that night
The Beatles had three guitarists. One of them doesn’t get nearly as much credit as he deserves. We look at Paul McCartney’s guitar work.