The 30 best songs of the 1970s, ranked

The 1970s was an incredible decade for popular music. The empowerment of a young generation as a cultural and economic force ...

The Sex Pistols’ ‘filth and fury’ and a cancelled Newcastle City Hall show 50 years ago

It was late 1976 and the Pistols were at the forefront of a raw, home-grown musical form called punk rock, that was rapidly ...

Bob Dylan’s paramour auctions his rare, handwritten-in-Minnesota lyrics

Other such lyrics from “Blood on the Tracks” exist in tiny 3x5-inch notebooks at the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Okla., and ...

The country singer Joan Jett called a major influence on rock ‘n’ roll

Joan Jett reflected on Dolly Parton's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, saying she had a major influence on rock ...
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“We were with Rick Rubin, drinking vodka and grapefruit juice, and we wrote that song in about five minutes”: How the Beastie Boys created the most ironic party ant…

Fight For Your Right (To Party!) became the Beastie Boys’ signature anthem. As the fourth single out of seven from the ...
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Carjacked Trailers and Missing Drummers: How Guns N’ Roses Became Music Video Superstars

Director Nigel Dick shares the stories behind the visuals for "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," and "Sweet Child o' Mine" in excerpt from new memoir ...