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Salon.com May 22, 2001 Bill Wyman |
Bob Dylan At age 60, with a career that spans four decades, he remains one of rock's most eloquent, sexy and unpredictable singers... |
AskMen.com Craig Mazin |
Top 10: Americana Albums It's not altogether easy to pinpoint exactly what makes an album steeped in "Americana," but there are some definite ground rules that apply. |
Reason November 2001 Brian Doherty |
The Free-Floating Bob Dylan What makes Dylan worth thinking about is that he has been -- and remains -- unprecedentedly great at what he does: writing songs and performing them. Two recent books try to get a handle on Dylan... |
AskMen.com Matthew Simpson |
Top 10: Distinct Voices In Music Below you will find my list of the Top 10 most distinct voices in music. For now, the author is sticking to male artists that boast a unique voice and singing style, as well as a large North American fan base. |
Salon.com September 19, 2000 Ira Robbins |
Links on the chain Broadside published songs by writers who wanted to change the world -- including a young Bob Dylan. A five-CD set marches through the great folk mag's past. |
Salon.com September 9, 2002 Greil Marcus |
Real Life Rock Top 10 Sleater-Kinney, "One Beat"... Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band... Peter Wolf, "Growin' Pain," from "Sleepless"... Robert Greenfield, "S.T.P. -- A Journey Through America with the Rolling Stones"... etc. |
AskMen.com Kyle Grace |
Top 10: Comeback Albums All of these top 10 comeback albums helped to not only pull careers out of the toilet, but also remind fans of what the fuss was all about in the first place. |
Salon.com June 12, 2000 Greil Marcus |
Real Life Rock Top 10 Young Marble Giants; Sam Phillips; Sonya Hunter; Tarbox Ramblers; David Johansen; Bob Dylan; the Rolling Stones; The Haggard; Dusty |
Salon.com November 4, 2002 Greil Marcus |
Real Life Rock Top 10 Sam McGee, "Railroad Blues," from the anthology "Classic Mountain Songs"... "Piss off Ryan Adams, win a prize!"... Ramsay Midwood, "Shoot Out at the OK Chinese Restaurant"... etc. |
Salon.com May 14, 2001 Allen Barra |
Don't look back Two new books make it clear why Bob Dylan had to ditch the phony, self-righteous Greenwich Village folk scene... |
Salon.com August 16, 2002 Alex Halberstadt |
Long live the King Elvis Presley died 25 years ago this week, and his hardcore fans are getting "too old to shag." But the bizarre and marvelous world of Elvismania will never die. |
Salon.com September 21, 1999 Bill Wyman |
Elvis Costello The king of the unforgiving is the rock star who never was. |
Salon.com August 8, 2002 Eric Boehlert |
How do we live brokenhearted? Bruce Springsteen reconciles life after Sept. 11 with a blazing New Jersey tour opener. |
Salon.com August 6, 2002 Joyce Millman |
The right man for the job His county -- and his country -- cried out for him. And Bruce Springsteen came through. |
Salon.com December 9, 2002 Greil Marcus |
Real Life Rock Top 10 Special all-Dylan edition |
Salon.com June 26, 2000 Greil Marcus |
Real Life Rock Top 10 Chris Isaak, 'N Sync and the favorite albums of Minnesota Senate candidates: Ten observations on pop and its discontents, from the noted author and critic. |
Salon.com April 30, 2002 Ira Robbins |
When he was cruel It used to be easier for Elvis Costello to write good rock songs. On his newest album, this angry young man really isn't either... |
Salon.com May 24, 2001 Joey Sweeney |
Bob school On the singer's 60th birthday, a musician remembers the lessons his dad taught him about Bob Dylan, rebellion and following your heart... |
Salon.com June 13, 2000 Eric Boehlert |
Point-blank At the start of a 10-night stand at Madison Square Garden, Bruce Springsteen tells the NYPD what it doesn't want to hear. |
Salon.com June 10, 2002 Greil Marcus |
Real Life Rock Top 10 Elvis Costello & the Impostors... DJ Shadow... Bryan Ferry... Kills... "CQ"... American Hi-Fi... etc. |
Salon.com June 27, 2001 Mike Batistick |
Still taking care of business "The universe's, the galaxy's, the planet's and the world's ultimate Elvis fan" spends every minute of every day filling Graceland Too with -- with what? |
Salon.com August 21, 2000 Greil Marcus |
Real Life Rock Top 10 Joan Osborne, Elvis Costello and the Marquis de Sade. Ten observations on pop and its discontents, from the noted critic and author. |
Salon.com January 11, 2000 Elizabeth Bukowski |
Lucinda Williams With her gorgeously "flawed" voice, the genre-bending singer has exquisitely mapped out the South -- as well as her own heart... |
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Tyler Hilton This young songwriter and musician released his debut album, The Tracks Of, in September 2004, and is proving he's no one-trick pony, with roles on the WB's One Tree Hill and in the Johnny Cash biographical film, Walk the Line. |
AskMen.com Craig Mazin |
Top 10: Rockumentaries The rockumentaries on this list are remarkably diverse in their aims and styles, but all share the common trait of providing a unique and illuminating glimpse into the careers of the artists they portray. |
Salon.com June 16, 2000 Alex Halberstadt |
The blues according to Peter Guralnick For decades his writing has celebrated traditional blues music, but it's his brilliant Elvis biography that has made him almost a household name. |
Salon.com May 31, 2001 Don McLeese |
Lucinda Williams' psychosexual murk On "Essence," her new album, a fragile genius delivers an emotional mess of a masterpiece... |
Salon.com July 31, 2002 Joey Sweeney |
The ghost of Bruce Springsteen My parents got divorced. I was high on mushrooms. My country was attacked. Bruce was there. |
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Style Icon: Roy Orbison His steadfast rule of dressing well and adding flourishes of his roots, such as a simple bolo tie, remain the template for presenting real talent on stage. |
Reason May 2008 Matt Welch |
Soundbite: Can You Hear the People Sing? The Singing Revolution, a 90-minute documentary about Estonia's use of nationalist folk songs to defy Moscow, became the highest-grossing documentary in Estonian history and has drawn rave reviews upon its limited release in the United States. |
Salon.com January 2, 2002 Bill Wyman |
Elton John He may be rock's most unlikely star, but he's also the king craftsman of pop who's charted more singles than anyone except Elvis... |
Salon.com September 18, 2000 Greil Marcus |
Real Life Rock Top 10 Telluride Diary, the Wallflowers and Springsteen; 10 observations on pop and its discontents by the noted author and critic. |
Salon.com October 8, 2001 Ellen Willis |
The new talkin' World War III blues On Bob Dylan's new "Love and Theft," the topical and the timeless merge with maniacal intensity... |
Salon.com October 29, 2001 Alex Halberstadt |
Sam Phillips, the Sun king The first man to record Elvis talks about rock, racism and all-girl radio... |
Salon.com August 9, 2000 Greil Marcus |
Clinton and Presley: All shook up They live in the common imagination, dramatizing America's most unresolved notions of what it means to be good, true and beautiful -- and evil, false and ugly. |
Salon.com September 25, 2000 Amy Reiter |
A conversation with John Hiatt The music industry needs a triple bypass, he says, and the Web's performing the surgery. Straight talk from the veteran musician, whose new album will be released this week both online and in stores. |
Salon.com January 7, 2003 Steven Hart |
"Some of these bootleggers, they make pretty good stuff" Bob Dylan's debt to the hidden industry that he (unwittingly) helped create. |
Salon.com July 3, 2002 Stephanie Zacharek |
"Me Without You" Finally, a smart and tough chick flick takes on friendships between women in a most unladylike fashion. |
Salon.com February 19, 2002 Dave Wilson |
"Who's Next" Fueled by a nervous breakdown and primitive synthesizer technology, the Who created a 1971 album so great even classic-rock radio couldn't kill it... |