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The Beach Boys’ new documentary highlights the band’s six-decade long legacy, but misses an opportunity to highlight some key moments.
You’d be surprised by how many of your favourite hits are about God or Jesus in one way or another.
As their debut album turns 50, we look back on Kiss’s larger-than-life career – and forward to what might come next.
During the only major performance she gave in her home country, Gilberto was booed.
The documentary Kickin’ Down the Door offers something far more nuanced than the well-thumbed tale of these national music icons.
HIs outrageous talent was matched by a personal life marked by bigamy, violence, drugs, alcohol and his 1958 marriage to his 13-year-old cousin.
Fela’s nomination and possible induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will come at a cost.
Before an exhausted crowd, Hendrix fused protest and horror with patriotism and optimism.
The US president as avant-garde provocateur.
How can a band so slavishly derivative – and sometimes downright plagiaristic – be also considered radically innovative and influential?
Critics say hologram tours exploit the dead for a quick buck. But there’s something about Roy Orbison’s ethereal mystique that makes this one a particularly fitting tribute.
The guitar of choice for some of rock'n'roll’s biggest names.
Why shouldn’t the Stones keep touring in their 70s?
From shy young boy to international superstar, Elvis became an unstoppable force.
Brisbane’s Rock and Roll Writers Festival rubbed musicians and writers up against each other in just the right way.
In 2000, Berry’s longtime piano player sued him, claiming he never got any credit for songs he had co-written. Even though the case was dismissed, a St. Louis lawyer decided to investigate further.
Chuck Berry has died age 90, rightly remembered as the legend who shaped rock and roll. But his misdeeds can’t be ignored in the rush to glorify an icon.
A detailed look at one of the musician’s most celebrated performances gives a glimpse of the dedication which allowed talent to flourish.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s recent induction of both Chicago and NWA has sparked a debate about the definition of rock music. But should we be surprised? The Hall is an industry behemoth, not the voice of the people.
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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