The Classic Rock Legacy
The Beatles ‘A Hard Day’s Night’: An Appreciation
At age 14, writer Colin Fleming saw the film and it made him into a Beatles fanatic… many years after Beatlemania. He recalls that day
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Revisiting Heart’s 2019 Reunion Tour
Ann and Nancy Wilson announced in 2017 that they were doing other things, and both recorded and toured separately. Two years later, they were back together
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1971—The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
Bands that had only recently performed in ballrooms and college gyms now played arenas and stadiums–and sold millions of albums.
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George Thorogood Bar Tab: ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer’
For 10+ minutes of storytelling and boogie guitar, Thorogood + the Destroyers (with Elvin Bishop) stretch things out on the song made famous by John Lee Hooker
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When Carole King Played ‘Tapestry’ Live For 1st Time
Believe it or not, the singer-songwriter legend had never performed her masterpiece from start-to-finish in concert. Until 2016 in London’s Hyde Park
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Graham Nash, Stephen Stills on How CSN Got Their Start
The pair agree on most, but not all, of the details of when they first harmonized on “You Don’t Have to Cry” in 1968
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10 Songs That Defined New Wave Music
New wave music wasn’t easily defined, but most fans knew it when they heard it. We chose 10 songs that, to us, were the best of the genre.
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Journey and the Final Scene of The Sopranos
One of the most highly anticipated, and nerve-wracking, episodes in TV history was the finale of this classic crime show. The music was supplied by Journey.
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Monterey Pop Festival—10 Killer Performances
Here is a look at some of the finest that went down over those 3 days, and which still loom so largely as we bring contemporary ears to bear on them
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The Beatles’ ‘Yesterday and Today’: Should It Ever Have Existed?
The album was slapped together from odds and ends by Capitol Records, without the band’s participation. And what was up with that cover?
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