Rock and Roll
Finland’s Hot New Karaoke Bar Is a Public Library
Don’t stop believin’ in the power of music
Prince’s Paisley Park Studios Will Become a Museum
A la Graceland
Go Behind the Scenes at America's Most Lucrative Elvis Presley Tribute Contest
Get all shook up with the winners of this year's Tribute to the King
Abandoned Beatles Ashram Is Opened to the Public for the First Time in a Long, Long, Long Time
Get back to the site of the Fab Four's disastrous meditation retreat
We're Looking for the Best Rock 'n' Roll Photos. What's in Your Collection?
For those who photograph rock, we salute you
What “Ricki and the Flash” Gets Wrong About the Life of a Musician
The new Meryl Streep vehicle is the latest in a long history of movies about bar singers
When Rock Bands Flocked to Howard Finster’s Remote, Bizarre Artist Compound
Even today you can visit the site where groups such as R.E.M. found a true artistic genius
Why We Should Teach Music History Backwards
Rock fans do their own investigative work to understand their favorite groups’ influences. So why can’t the rest of us get with the program?
When Breathtaking Rock Billboards Dominated the Sunset Strip
A new exhibition showcases the Sunset Strip's "rock 'n' roll billboards"
The Incomparable Legacy of Lead Belly
This week a new Smithsonian Folkways compilation and a Smithsonian Channel show highlight the seminal blues man of the century
What is the Most Important Innovation in the History of Rock 'n' Roll?
Musicians, historians and critics tell us what they consider to be the greatest game changers for the industry
New Deep-Sea Snails Are Nature’s Own Punk Rockers
The spikes on one hardcore species inspired scientists to name it after Joe Strummer of the Clash, who was also an ardent environmentalist
The Oscar-Winning Writer John Ridley, Talks About His New Jimi Hendrix Movie
The writer and director of <i>Jimi: All Is by My Side</i> speaks about making living history from legend
Blondie Guitarist Chris Stein Shares His Secret Photographs of the 1970s and 1980s
Hearken back to the era of punk and new wave music with these snapshots
The Star and Director of the New James Brown Movie on What it Took to Capture the Larger-Than-Life Musician
Chadwick Boseman and Tate Taylor told us about the making of "Get On Up," in movie theaters next month.
When the Beatles Arrived in America, Reporters Ignored the Music and Obsessed Over Hair
They'd go on to change American music forever, but the press focused on the moptops
Music That Rocks the Imagination
The motivation behind Quetzal’s music is stirring dreams – and helping build communities
The Hidden History of a Rock ’n’ Roll Hitmaker
Bassist Carol Kaye blazed her own trail, as the only female studio musician to record some of the greatest songs of the ’60s and ’70s
Five New Books That Will Rock You Like a Hurricane
The '70s music scene is being reexamined in these books by and about the major players of rock 'n' roll
Levon Helm’s Rocking Rambles
The '60s rock great died today. Last July, our writer visited Helm for one of his famous Saturday night music throwdowns
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