Songwriter behind legendary rock hits dies at age 86

Chip Taylor, a songwriter responsible for iconic songs such as “Wild Thing” and “Angel of the Morning,” has died at the age of 86. Taylor, whose real name is James Wesley Voight, died while in hospice ...
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3 Times a Rock Song Accidentally Became Humanity’s Theme Song Thanks to Classic Space Movies

The three rock songs below have all felt like humanity’s theme song for a moment, thanks to their inclusion in classic space ...
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Why March 24th matters in rock history

Find out why The Black Crowes were kicked off tour in 1991 and what state named a road after Duane Allman in 2001.

How a famous clock and a groupie inspired Jimi Hendrix's last great song

Early one morning in August 1969, bassist Billy Cox was sitting on the patio of the house in upstate New York that he was ...
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"He said: 'Hold it! Keep playing that, don't stop!' He comes down in his undershorts and grabs his guitar, then completes the riff." How London’s famous clock tower an…

A story of Hawaiian volcanoes and Mick Jagger's bloody finger ...

‘The Last Critic’ Review: Legendary Critic Robert Christgau Gets a Generous Homage in a Doc Revisiting Six Decades Chronicling the Best and Worst in Music

The 83-year-old, who covered everything from folk to punk to early hip-hop, reflects on more than half a century churning out ...
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On This Day in 2023, We Said Goodbye to the Brother of a Rock Hall of Famer Who Played in Bands With Tom Petty and Linda Ronstadt

Tom Leadon, who co-founded the Southern rock group Mudcrutch with Tom Petty, died on March 22, 2023, at age 70.