The Scene:
The Scene features a variety of articles that explore a wide range of subjects, all of then delving into the many aspects of rock ‘n’ roll music, its artists and players, the music business and classic rock culture
Will the Grammy Awards Show Rock?
This year’s Grammy Awards pay homage to deceased rockers and may signal rock’s future.
Read MoreHBO’s ‘Vinyl’ Gets Rock & the Biz Right
Preview of the new series created by rock and film/TV A-Listers that depicts the wild wild times of the New York music business of the ’70s.
Read MoreHandicapping the 2016 Rock Hall Candidates
Best Classic Bands used a bit of intuition and a roll of the dice to assess which acts will be inducted into the Class of 2016
Read MoreStudio A Revisited Helps Listener Experience Dylan’s ‘Cutting Edge’
Get a taste of what working in a studio recording feels like by remixing Bob Dylan classics and trying your own vocal take on them with Studio A Revisited.
Read MoreLive Album Reissues Proliferate
Classic rock fans who enjoy live LPs and concert films from their favorite acts have a bonanza to choose from these days. Is this a golden age of live albums?
Read MoreYear of The Dead Continues
Fare Thee Well isn’t all that marked a Grateful Dead 50th anniversary and 20 years since Jerry Garcia’s passing. The Dear Jerry exhibit in Santa Cruz, CA and other events help Deadheads remember one of classic rock’s most beloved bands.
Read MoreNMS Report: Are Happy Days Here Again?
At this year’s New Music Seminar, hot topics for the recorded music biz were both new and old: The growth of streaming services and vinyl’s big comeback
Read MoreGet Set For Record Store Day 2015
Record Store Day gets better every year, providing “Christmas in April” for independent brick & mortar record store and collectors, and reminding recorded music lovers that their local shops are their best friend.
Read MoreThe Dead’s Long Strange Trip Says Fare Thee Well
Yes, it’s been a long strange trip to the last Grateful Dead shows. Writers who have also been fans reflect on what the Fare Thee Well concerts mean. Is it cash grab by the surviving members? Will the shows do the Dead justice? One thing’s for sure: the band has made timeless music that is inescapable.
Read MoreDenis Leary Returns as Washed-Up Rock Star
Is rock’n’roll with at least allusions to the sex and drugs ready for prime time? Find out by catching the new Denis Leary series Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll on FX this summer.
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