1972. Around the world, conflict brews. At the Munich Olympics, Arab terrorists kill two Israeli athletes and hold an additional nine Israeli athletes hostage, in exchange for the release and...
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Todd Rundgren emerged from the Philadelphia blues-rock scene in the late ‘60s to co-found the psychedelic rock group Nazz. (Oddly enough, there was another U.S. band called Nazz around the...
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Diehard fans of Randy Newman (of whom there are not many—let’s be honest) tend to fall into two camps: those who prefer 12 Songs, in which Newman’s ironic bite is...
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Singer and guitarist Lou Reed got his start in the Velvet Underground, alongside bass guitarist and violist John Cale, guitarist Sterling Morrison, and drummer Maureen Tucker (plus, briefly, singer Nico)....
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A British friend of mine once asked me why Americans liked Steely Dan so much. He didn’t see much in them, and I found myself a bit at a loss...
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Rod Stewart emerged onto the music scene as the lead singer of the Jeff Beck Group, for the classic late-‘60s blues-rock albums Truth and Beck-Ola. His powerful, raspy voice oozed...
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Although Anne Briggs was a key figure in the British folk revival of the ‘60s, and a frequent performer in folk clubs throughout the British Isles, she recorded very little...
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David Bowie—one of the most significant figures in the history of rock and pop music—should need little introduction. So let’s dive in. Playlist 1: Beginnings Playlist 1 covers Bowie’s early...
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One of the central figures in promoting the idea of the recording studio as an instrument, Brian Eno is simply one of the most influential musicians, composers, and producers in...
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The Runaways were not a great band, by any stretch of the imagination. But they are a historically significant one. Assembled under the guidance of manager Kim Fowley—an intriguing figure...
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