“MusicQuake”: Music’s Most Disruptive Moments
If you had to pick the game-changing moments in rock/pop music, could you do it? “MusicQuakes” is a new book that pins down 50 of ’em.
Risque Rock N Roll: Naughty Numbers
Rock musicians don’t have the corner of risque songs; their jazz forbears had the corner on that. But they took plenty of inspiration.
Steely Dan’s “Aja”: Eight Minutes of Genius
This Steely Dan masterpiece hits all the right notes. Let’s “deconstruct” it and see why.
Genesis Tour Manager Recalls His Role in One of Rock’s Most Embarrassing Moments
Peter Gabriel dangling mid-air. Gunpowder pods misfiring. And that’s just the start!
Top 10 Albums that Defined Being a Teen in the ‘80s (Readers’ Choice)
In honor of Michael Jackson’s birthday today, a look at some of the most generation-defining albums of the 80s (his included).