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Salon.com May 22, 2002 Bill Wyman |
"The Last Waltz" A new DVD remembers when Martin Scorsese captured a beautiful moment before the Band -- along with Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell -- ceased to matter at all... |
Salon.com September 8, 2000 Stephanie Zacharek |
The return of Spinal Tap How did a heavy-metal spoof end up as light as a soap bubble? |
Salon.com May 7, 2002 Colin Devenish |
Wilco's three-act Greek tragedy Sam Jones wanted to make a simple movie about recording the Chicago band's newest album. Instead, he ended up with a saga... |
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. |
AskMen.com Robert Scalia |
Top 10: Rock Concerts Of All Time There are certain rock shows that, for one reason or another, transcend their particular tour date and venue and truly capture the essence of that artist or band, transforming one simple night into legend. |
AskMen.com Ryan Pierce |
Top 10: Music Rivalries Behind the hits of the '70s, '80s and '90s are stories of ambition, betrayal and conquest. Settle in as we chronicle the winners and losers in the roll call of rock 'n' roll rivalry. Ring the bell! |
Salon.com July 9, 2002 Greg Milner |
The undeniable truth about Burma Mission of Burma recorded 21 songs, helped invent post-punk, and left a legacy that resonated from R.E.M. to Moby. More than 20 years later, no one will let the band die. |
Salon.com April 26, 2001 Jeff Stark |
"The Filth and the Fury" The Sex Pistols couldn't find enough treasure in their vaults. Plus: A second documentary that doesn't reduce punk to a slogan... |
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. |
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 Robert Scalia |
Top 10: Rock Duos Singer/guitarist duos have become legendary in the world of rock, the driving force behind some of the most popular bands of the last four decades. Here is a look at the top 10 rock duos of all time. |
Salon.com September 24, 2001 Bill Wyman |
Kurt Cobain and a dream about pop In an age of corporate consolidation, Kurt Cobain turned an industry upside down. And in an age of media prying, he died right in front of our eyes. A new biography, "Heavier Than Heaven," by Charles R. Cross, is a detailed, comprehensive and dispassionate look at Cobain's life... |
Salon.com September 19, 2000 Sean Elder |
Van Morrison The Irish singer-songwriter has identified himself with poets from Blake to Yeats, and like those "poetic champions," he has searched for the right words, the right feeling, as if for the Holy Grail. |
AskMen.com Kyle Grace |
Top 10: Rock 'n' Roll Dinosaurs The following acts have defied decades of changing trends and styles, substance abuse, dubious artistic choices, deaths in the family, and near fatal palm tree incidents. |
AskMen.com Craig Mazin |
Top 10: Rock Diss Songs Talented musicians have an effective venue for expressing their displeasure to an unfaithful significant other or a backstabbing friend -- the diss song. |
Wired August 12, 2009 Jeff Howe |
The Beatles Make the Leap to Rock Band On September 9, after three years of ardent courtship, tech wizardry, and dizzying legal acrobatics, MTV Games is releasing The Beatles: Rock Band, a multiplayer title spanning the group's entire career. |
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 September 27, 1999 David Rubien |
The Artist you better not call Prince After nearly two decades as rock royalty, his inner flame still burns hot purple -- rain or shine. |
Salon.com July 25, 2000 Frank Houston |
Sir George Martin He was the only "fifth Beatle" who really deserved the title -- without him the '60s' greatest group might never have happened. |
Salon.com August 30, 2001 Charles R. Cross |
Never mind the hair bands, here's a Flock of Seagulls! The author of a new biography of Kurt Cobain looks back at the best and worst of musical decades, the 1980s... |
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John Waite... doin' it the hard way Why is he famous? Between his unforgettable ballads, "Missing You" and "When I See You Smile," and his new album, "The Hard Way," he has been making music since 1975, and is still going strong. |
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Christopher Palmeri |
Guitar Hero: More Than a Video Game The music industry, and artists, see rock 'n' roll sensation Guitar Hero as a powerful promotional tool. |
AskMen.com March 20, 2002 Dennis O'Connell |
Top 10 Classic Rock Live Acts 10 live Classic Rock artists and bands that shook the foundation each and every time they took the stage... |
Salon.com May 16, 2000 Chris Colin |
Lou Reed The Velvet Underground founder gave us heroin, the exalted transvestite and euphoric nastiness. Who knew salvation could sound so good? |
Salon.com January 3, 2003 John Schacht |
He fought the law (and the law won) It was great to have Joe Strummer back, even if he sold "London Calling" to Jaguar. Now he's gone, reminding us that rock doesn't matter anymore. |
Salon.com July 25, 2001 Michael Deibert |
Bluegrass for the 21st century The great Del McCoury Band looks backward and forward to bring a traditional music into the new millennium... |
Salon.com December 1, 2001 Gary Kamiya |
He was in the band George Harrison didn't do anything except bring to every Beatles song exactly what it needed... |
Salon.com March 11, 2002 Bomani Jones |
"Sign O' the Times" Part '80s musical retrospective, part angry social document and all booty-thumping housequake, Prince's 1987 classic stands as pop's last great double album... |
BusinessWeek July 1, 2010 Hugo Lindgren |
Could Anything Have Saved the Beatles? Maybe -- if management had kept out of their wallets and got inside their minds, the Beatles could have been saved, according to the new book You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup, by Peter Doggett. |
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... |
Salon.com April 5, 2001 Joey Sweeney |
Days of the Nu Today's young metalheads wallow in self-pity and sound like Limp Bizkit. These kids don't need rock -- they need Paxil... |
AskMen.com May 14, 2003 Matthew Simpson |
Top 10: Best-Selling Albums Of All Time A look at the top 10 best-selling albums of all time in the United States, as of 2003. |
Reason June 2001 Charles Paul Freund |
Still Fab Why we keep listening to the Beatles... |
Salon.com May 15, 2001 Brian Byrne |
My butt rock epiphany Everyone should have a chance to live inside an album by their once-favorite band. I did, at a Tesla concert in Oklahoma City... |
Salon.com October 11, 2001 Andrew Vontz |
Nu-metal sprouts a social conscience Disturbed preach a message of tolerance as their fans chant U-S-A, U-S-A... |
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Jared Leto...30 Seconds to Infamy Otherwise known for his roles in such films as Fight Club, Girl, Interrupted, and Requiem for a Dream, this actor has been pursuing another long-time passion: music. |
PC World January 14, 2001 |
Top 5 MP3 Music Files Free full-length MP3 tracks from Tom Waits and Buddy Guy, a video from John Lennon, and more... |
Wired December 18, 2007 David Byrne |
David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists -- and Megastars What is called the music business today has became the business of selling CDs in plastic cases, and that business will soon be over. But there have never been more opportunities for artists to reach an audience. |
AskMen.com Steve Richer |
How To: Land A Record Deal But the key to making this happen is landing a record contract. So now that you've learned to sing and formed a band, it's time for you to get the exposure you deserve. |
Salon.com November 28, 2001 Jennifer Maerz |
What's wrong with the Strokes? They're tough and cool, have catchy songs and a great look. Why do people hate them? |
AskMen.com December 3, 2002 Peter Richmond |
Top 10 Hard Rock DVDs Many labels have turned back the proverbial clock and released old-school DVDs, as well as more recent ones. Here are 10 hard rock DVDs for the metalhead in you. |
Popular Mechanics September 16, 2008 Seth Porges |
Rock Band 2 May Be the Best Party Game Ever: Hands-on Review Rock Band 2 does not repeat Rock Band's quantum leap in game-play design and technical innovation, but it does expand on and improve the original game enough to supplant it as the most fun party game of the year. |
Salon.com June 14, 2000 Courtney Love |
Courtney Love does the math The controversial singer takes on record label profits, Napster and "sucka VCs." |
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. |
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... |
BusinessWeek August 6, 2009 Tom Lowry |
Video Games: Will The Beatles Rock MTV? Viacom is counting on the Fab Four to rejuvenate MTV Networks' flagging Rock Band video franchise. |
Wired September 14, 2007 Chris Kohler |
Full-On Rock Band Makes Jamming Follow-Up to Guitar Hero Rock Band, the new video game by Harmonix, allows you to play in your own band without the instruments. |
AskMen.com November 6, 2003 |
Blink 182 We sat down with bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus to chat about the band, and their latest, eponymous, release. |
CIO September 23, 2009 Kim S. Nash |
How Service Oriented Architecture Helps a Music Promoter Keep the Hits Coming Artist 2 Market clients Spinal Tap, Dolly Parton and Tommy Lee use service oriented architecture-based applications to promote their work to fans. |
Salon.com December 3, 2001 Ira Robbins |
And life flows on Rather than exploit his fame, George Harrison held fast to his convictions -- and complained about the taxes... |