‘Ringo’: His 1973 Solo Breakthrough, With a Little Help From You Know Who
Although he’d had a couple of solo hits post-Beatles, the albums just weren’t happening. Then he reached into his phone book and made a few calls.
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‘Wildflowers’: Tom Petty’s Heartbroken Solo Masterpiece
Petty called it his favorite album. Its generous song list only hinted at the virtual torrent of material he was creating during this period.
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Elvis Costello 1977 U.S. Debut: The Inside Story
Dick Wingate, then a Product Manager with Columbia Records, shares his marketing plan on how the label set up My Aim Is True to radio, record stores and the public
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Keith Emerson Gets Career-Spanning Box Set
Variations covers the great keyboard player’s years in The Nice and Emerson Lake & Palmer, his solo LPs, soundtracks and collaborations
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‘Forever Changes’: A Brilliant Landmark From Love
The deeper complexity and nuance that had lurked under the surface came to the forefront in the L.A. band’s classic 1967 third album.
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Buddy Guy, 87, Moves All Dates of His Farewell Tour to 2024
The Blues guitar legend’s career spans over 50 years, with just as many albums released, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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Bruce Springsteen 2022 ‘Howard Stern Show’ Career-Spanning Interview
“You go through your career and you pick people up and people go by the wayside. But that’s the nature of creativity”
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Donovan on ‘Season of the Witch’: ‘The Spookiness Was Real’
“The darkness was coming down. The darkness was the freedoms that I spoke of, that opened the doors. That spookiness in the record was real.”
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When Lou Reed Met Metallica: Lou on ‘Lulu’
A 2011 interview with Reed on his controversial collaboration with Metallica, published in its entirety
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‘Friends’ Cast Lead Tributes to Matthew Perry
“We are a family,” wrote the five surviving stars in a joint statement. The actor, 54, starred as Chandler Bing on the hugely successful TV sitcom for its 10 seasons
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