Classic Rock
You Have to Applaud Steely Dan, Even If You Can't Stand Them
I saw them at Wembley Arena with my dad (obviously) and it felt very much like the last bastion of beat generation-inspired jazz.
The Beatles Have Been Talking About Jerking Off Together Since the 60s
Beatles fans have already known that Paul and John had "wanking sessions" together because, apparently, neither of them could shut up about it.
Partner Do Stoner Rock Smarter and Better Than Everyone Else
The Canadians' greasy record 'In Search of Lost Time' is drenched in the 90s, but could only exist today.
Listen to the Title Track from The Killers' 'Wonderful Wonderful'
In which Brandon Flowers channels Bono.
Here's to Gregg Allman, Southern Rock Superhero
Despite a long battle with substance abuse, the blues rock legend helped invent a new form of rock 'n' roll that would change the shape of music forever.
Neil Young and the Restless Need to Keep Making Protest Music
We talk to the icon about spending his birthday protesting at Standing Rock and keeping the spirit of the 60s alive in Trump's America.
Talking DIY Punk and Classic Rock with Sheer Mag and Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys
As they ready for their first Australian tour, Sheer Mag engage in an e-mail exchange with Sydney punks Bed Wettin Bad Boys.
From National Star to Enemy of the State: Iranian Rock Pioneer Kourosh Yaghmaei Fights On
After 27 years of censorship, the 70s guitar great has released the album he was forbidden from making.
Me, My Mom, and Paul McCartney: From the Iron Curtain to the California Desert
Fifty years after she discovered The Beatles at secret listening parties in Communist Hungary, I took my mom to her first music festival at Desert Trip.
People Try to Put Us Down: The Who Fight Fading Away at Desert Trip
The Who merely remain a very good rock n’ roll band, slightly slower and stiff, sweating hard but intractable and powerful enough.
At Desert Trip, The Rolling Stones Continue to Cheat Death
At a festival dubbed "Oldchella," there was something life affirming in watching a band scoff at their expiration date.