I don’t know exactly when it happened, but at some point in my lifetime, “lo-fi” went from being an adjective to being a genre. By the mid-1990s, artists were making a conscious decision to eschew the ...

Sean Hoffman, producer of “A Blast From The Cellar! – Lost Gems From The ’60s Chicago Garage Rock Explosion,” joins Bob Sirott to talk about the teen dance club that stood in Arlington Heights during ...

The “battle of the bands” concept wasn’t invented during the 1960s, when hundreds of teen bands began springing up in suburban garages in the wake of the rise of surf music and, a bit later, the ...

People who say rock music is dead may have selective hearing. Or maybe their generally confused, Spotify-generated playlists are leading them straight to hell, away from the light of raw guitar glory.

The Remains, a legendary rock band of the mid-1960s with Connecticut roots, a massive following in the thriving Boston music scene, a debut album on a major label, remains little-known and underrated ...

Before Woodstock and FM radio shaped the sound of the 1970s, the 1960s were already roaring with American bands pushing rock in bold new directions. This was the decade that cracked the genre wide ...

Legendary '60s Rock Band Shelved a Wild Experimental Album You've Never Heard originally appeared on Parade. Rock fans all know Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here — but what ...