12 Times Dylan Songs Were Used in TV Commercials

Music fans shouldn’t be surprised if his extensive song library continues to be monetized. He’s been starring in and licensing his music in ads for years

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When a Label Chief Threatened to Cancel Metallica Signing

An Elektra Records senior executive paints a great picture of an industry legend: “You have to get out of here. That guy is crazy”

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Remembering David Lindley, Multi-Instrumentalist With Jackson Browne’s Band

He was the featured accompanist for Browne’s band throughout the ’70s and recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Graham Nash and David Crosby, among many others.

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The Doobie Brothers—‘The Captain and Me’: Polishing a Diamond

By the time they started recording their third album, the San Jose band had transformed itself into an eclectic and progressive group.

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Parton, Ronstadt and Harris’ ‘Trio’: Soaring Sisterhood

Their partnership is among the purest, boasting a celestial vocal blend, rooted in mutual admiration and the sheer joy of making music

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Jon Bon Jovi to Rock Hall in ’18: It’s About F’ing Time!

The band had been eligible since 2008. Did years of frustration boil over as JBJ spoke at their pre-induction press conference?

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Todd Rundgren ‘A Wizard, A True Star’: Brilliant & Baffling

Was Todd’s against-the-grain psychedelic album a masterpiece or a slab of unintelligible self-indulgence? We look back at a ’70s classic

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The Who Live at Shea Stadium 1982 Gets Audio Release

An audio souvenir of the concert, in support of their It’s Hard album, has been released

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Tom Rush Has No Regrets—And a Great New Album

Not only a renowned singer-songwriter in his own right, Tom Rush helped popularize peers like Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Jackson Browne.

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Tributes Pour In For Comic Actor, Richard Lewis, 76

A fellow comedic actor called him “a brilliantly funny man who will be missed by all. We needed him now more than ever.”

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