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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2012

    Wanda Jackson at Compound Grill, 3/9/12

    See also: Wanda Jackson on Jack White's SNL Performance, Amy Winehouse, and Some Guy Named Elvis Wanda Jackson Compound Grill Friday, March 9, 2012 Wanda Jackson may be 74 years old, but one would hardly know it listening to her belt out classics from her long and storied career Friday night at th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Guns N' Roses at Comerica Theatre, 12/27/11

    Guns N' Roses Comerica Theatre Tuesday, December 27 See also: Our complete Guns N' Roses and Sebastian Bach slideshow. Our interview with Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson. The line stretched around Comerica Theatre, and snaked all the way down Adams, placing us just across the street from t ... More >>

  • Music

    December 15, 2011

    Alice Cooper: No More Mr. Bad Guy

    Guns N' Roses Comerica Theatre Tuesday, December 27 See also: Our complete Guns N' Roses and Sebastian Bach slideshow. Our interview with Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson. The line stretched around Comerica Theatre, and snaked all the way down Adams, placing us just across the street from t ... More >>

  • Music

    December 1, 2011

    Grateful Dead Drummer Mickey Hart Taps the Cosmos

    Guns N' Roses Comerica Theatre Tuesday, December 27 See also: Our complete Guns N' Roses and Sebastian Bach slideshow. Our interview with Guns N' Roses bassist Tommy Stinson. The line stretched around Comerica Theatre, and snaked all the way down Adams, placing us just across the street from t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2011

    6 Musicians With Surprising Political Affiliations

    ​Music is one of those creative things that only hippies do, or at least that's the stereotype. But seriously, what kind of self-respecting conservative would devote themselves to being a (guf-ah!) professional musician? And what already-famous musicians would commit the career suicide of adm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2011

    Mavis Staples and Dr. John at Celebrity Theatre 6-16-11

    Jason P. Woodbury​ Mavis Staples and Dr. JohnCelebrity TheatreThursday, June 16"Joyful noise." That's how Mavis Staples described what her and her band create onstage. It's an apt characterization, one that is appropriately loaded with gospel history, and one that connotes how the 71-year-old sing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2011

    The Big 4 Festival at Empire Polo Grounds Last Night

    Mike R. MeyerJames Hetfield of Metallica performs at The Big 4 Festival in Indio.​The Big 4 Festival (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax) Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, California Saturday, April 23, 2011 It's not an understatement to say that yesterday's Big 4 Festival was an event nearly thre ... More >>

  • Music

    April 21, 2011

    Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Is Metal's MVP

    Mike R. MeyerJames Hetfield of Metallica performs at The Big 4 Festival in Indio.​The Big 4 Festival (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax) Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, California Saturday, April 23, 2011 It's not an understatement to say that yesterday's Big 4 Festival was an event nearly thre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2009

    Wanda Jackson at Rhythm Room: Crowning the Queen of Rock

    Adriane GoetzWanda Jackson shows off her tiara at the Rhythm Room.​Wanda Jackson has been dubbed many titles, most of which are some play on "The Queen/First Lady of Rock/Rock n Roll/Rockabilly." This year she finally got that official recognition when she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2009

    Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood are Musical Chameleons

    Luke HolwerdaEric Clapton and Steve Winwood play together, just like their Blind Faith days. See more shots in our slide show.Clapton began his career with the bluesy stylings of The Yardbirds and then segued into John Mayall's Blues Breakers. In his days with Cream, he slid headfirst into psychede ... More >>

  • Music

    March 26, 2009

    Phoenix’s Latino Rockabilly Set Turns the Beat Around

    Luke HolwerdaEric Clapton and Steve Winwood play together, just like their Blind Faith days. See more shots in our slide show.Clapton began his career with the bluesy stylings of The Yardbirds and then segued into John Mayall's Blues Breakers. In his days with Cream, he slid headfirst into psychede ... More >>

  • Film

    August 21, 2008

    Rainn Wilson comedy The Rocker is more childish pop than hardcore funny

    Luke HolwerdaEric Clapton and Steve Winwood play together, just like their Blind Faith days. See more shots in our slide show.Clapton began his career with the bluesy stylings of The Yardbirds and then segued into John Mayall's Blues Breakers. In his days with Cream, he slid headfirst into psychede ... More >>

  • Music

    December 14, 2006

    Go Ask Alice

    Phoenix’s resident shock rocker gets the old band back together

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    X Marks the Spot

    It's always a gamble

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    Play Some Skynyrd!

    This band you cannot change

  • Music

    September 4, 2003

    Pistol Swap

    A spirited dialogue between the author, a former New Bomb Turk, and Old Man Lydon

  • Culture

    August 14, 2003

    Rock Jaw

    Dr. Kelly Cook is the king of rock 'n' roll dentistry

  • Music

    June 5, 2003

    Light Fantastic Tripping

    Easing into an unscripted night out with the New Pornographers

  • News

    January 9, 2003

    Robot Wars

    A thriving Arizona break-dancing culture rediscovers the state's grandmasters of boogaloo

  • Music

    July 4, 2002

    Burke Slaw

    With his latest star-powered release, Solomon Burke — the King of Rock and Soul — preaches to a new congregation

  • Culture

    July 4, 2002

    Ice Ice Maybe

    A decade after Vanilla Ice melted down, he's back with the man who made him.

  • Music

    April 11, 2002

    Brutally Frank

    Fasten your safety belts for the world's worst interview with indie-rock legend Frank Black

  • Music

    April 19, 2001

    Once More, Mr. Nice Guy

    Reminted Billion Dollar Babies recalls a time when Alice Cooper ruled the world and didn't have to become the 34th president to do it

  • Music

    January 11, 2001

    Here Comes the Sickness

    Surviving the big grunge blowup, Mudhoney takes a final bow before hanging it up for good . . . sort of

  • News

    August 17, 2000

    Song of Salvation

    R&B legend Sam Moore finds serenity in Scottsdale

  • News

    February 24, 2000

    Flashes 02-24-2000

    R&B legend Sam Moore finds serenity in Scottsdale

  • Music

    February 17, 2000

    CSN & Sometimes Y

    How much time was "Wasted on the Way"? Absolutely none, if you like a good rock 'n' roll soap opera.

  • Music

    August 19, 1999

    Spare the Rod, Gimme the Faces

    More than a footnote in Rod Stewart's story, the Faces wrote the only chapters worth rereading

  • Music

    May 13, 1999

    Mystery Men

    Face it, you don't really know what the Everly Brothers have been doing all these years, do you, Bird Dog?

  • News

    April 29, 1999

    Letters

    Face it, you don't really know what the Everly Brothers have been doing all these years, do you, Bird Dog?

  • Music

    April 22, 1999

    Dusty Rides Again

    Being good wasn't always easy, but seven Dusty Springfield reissues prove that "the White Negress" never settled for less than great

  • Music

    February 11, 1999

    Smooth Blues Brown

    R&B pioneer Charles Brown dies, following a golden decade of career rejuvenation

  • Music

    November 19, 1998

    Thunder Roadwork

    Despite some glaring omissions, Tracks cuts an intriguing parallel path through Springsteen's career

  • Music

    April 30, 1998

    Well Respected Man

    With The Storyteller, Ray Davies finds a new way for rock to age gracefully

  • Music

    March 19, 1998

    King Snake

    Boogie monarch John Lee Hooker is still in the mood for the blues

  • Music

    June 12, 1997

    Get It While You Can

    Jerry Ragavoy and the ghost of Janis Joplin

  • Music

    May 22, 1997

    Recordings

    Jerry Ragavoy and the ghost of Janis Joplin

  • Music

    October 24, 1996

    Beach Boys Vs. Guns N' Roses:

    Who are the real bad boys of rock?

  • Music

    November 9, 1995

    Sixty-One Things to Know About Bob Dylan

    Who are the real bad boys of rock?

  • Music

    May 25, 1995
  • News

    May 11, 1995

    ANNIE HAD A CO-WORKER

    HANK BALLARD BROUGHT ROCK 'N' SEX OUT OF THE DARK AGES AND INTO THE HALL OF FAME. OH, YEAH, AND HE INVENTED THE TWIST!

  • Music

    June 1, 1994

    THIRTY DAYS BEFORE THE STEREOANOTHER MONTH'S WORTH OF REVIEWS, JUST FOR YOU

    HANK BALLARD BROUGHT ROCK 'N' SEX OUT OF THE DARK AGES AND INTO THE HALL OF FAME. OH, YEAH, AND HE INVENTED THE TWIST!

  • Music

    February 2, 1994

    YOU DON'Y KNOW DIDDLEY

    BO CAME UP WITH THE BEAT, BUT HE DIDN'T GET THE BUCKS. NOW HE'S GOT A DREAM.

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