Pop and Rock Music

Page: 29

The Ohio musician, who died in 1977 at 24, was a member of the influential bands Rocket From the Tombs and Pere Ubu. A new boxed set collects his recordings. Source

High on mescaline he got from Jerry Garcia, “I asked, over and over, ‘Just help me stay in tune and on time.’” Source

Performing, in this case on Broadway, is a big chunk of the 76-year-old musician’s life, but he finds it torture. (Not that anyone would be able to tell.) Source

The 1969 festival was an epiphany and an indulgence. With five decades of hindsight, it still poses questions about the utopian ideals that surrounded it and our relationship to them today. Source

While the masses danced naked in the mud, this folk heroine preached about politics and avoided eating anything suspicious. Source

Hear tracks by Ariana Grande, Yungblud, Jon Batiste and others. Source

An announcement with no tickets. Four permit requests rejected by one small town. How the event celebrating the anniversary of a landmark rock festival crumbled. Source

After two and a half decades, the acclaimed band ventures into a different sound on its ninth album, “The Center Won’t Hold” — and moves onward without its longtime drummer. Source

Elvis’s bona fides were in question when he returned to the stage after more than eight years. His ’69 comeback show was a make-or-break gamble. Source

A jury found that the singer’s 2013 hit copied elements of a 2008 Christian rap song called “Joyful Noise.” Source


Current track
Title
Artist

Background