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Clapton, Winwood, Santana at Hyde Park: 2018

On a beautiful July day, a trio of classic rock legends treated a London crowd to dozens of their best known songs. Our recap…

FEATURES: Through The Lens

‘Born in Chicago’: A New Documentary Spotlights the Impact of the Windy City’s Game-Changing Blues Scene

The film captures a unique time when young musicians like Mike Bloomfield and Steve Miller soaked up the blues of Muddy Waters and B.B. King.

The Scene: A Night That Changed My Life

The Who’s 1967 NYC Debut: Eyewitness

Our writer was there for the band’s NYC debut at the now long gone RKO Theater and the show transformed him into a Who fanatic for life

REVIEWS: Album Rewinds

Dave Edmunds’ ‘Repeat When Necessary’: Where the New Wave Met the Old

The Welsh rocker’s fifth solo album, made with the great Rockpile, captures him at the pinnacle of his influence as an architect of late ’70s new wave.

REVIEWS: Recordings

West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band Box Set Review: ‘Experimental’ Was the Key Word

The collection provides a comprehensive look at an idiosyncratic band that endured its share of stumbles but was occasionally first-rate.

FEATURES: Spotlight Feature

Authors Talk Eagles Book, ‘Up Ahead in the Distance’

The title is the second book of three volumes detailing the group’s colorful history and ascent into rock’s upper echelon

The Scene: Key Players

Waddy Wachtel Talks About Linda, James, and His Career as a Session Ace

Our conversation with the guitarist who has been a “first-call” player for decades, recording and touring with such stars as Ronstadt, Taylor and Carole King