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Few entertainers have managed to conquer both music and acting with the same level of success as Jack Black. While countless artists have attempted to balance careers in both fields, many ultimately become known for one more than the other. Johnny Depp’s musical projects have never reached the same heights as his film career, and … Read more

Few singers in rock history have earned as much praise as Steve Perry. Often hailed as one of the greatest vocalists of all time, Perry’s extraordinary talent is on full display in Journey’s legendary 1981 live performance of “Don’t Stop Believin’.” Released earlier that year, “Don’t Stop Believin’” quickly became a worldwide hit and would … Read more

As the United States prepares to mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a major series of nationwide concerts is being planned as part of the official Independence Day celebrations. The events aim to bring together music, history, and civic participation on a scale fitting the semiquincentennial milestone. One of the … Read more

For more than three decades, Tom Morello has built a career at the intersection of music and activism. The legendary Rage Against the Machine guitarist has never shied away from political issues, and according to his latest comments, he has no plans to start now. Speaking out against critics who believe musicians should stay out … Read more

Stevie Nicks has left Fleetwood Mac three times over the course of her career. Each departure had its own shape, its own set of reasons — creative exhaustion, personal conflict, the impossible weight of being both essential to a band and suffocated by it — but each time, something pulled her back. She has said … Read more

Janis Joplin died on October 4, 1970, at the Landmark Motor Hotel in Hollywood, at twenty-seven years old. The official accounts of her final days have always described someone who was, by the accounts of friends and musicians around her, in relatively good spirits — working on Pearl, what would become her masterpiece, and seemingly … Read more

In 1970, Led Zeppelin set up their recording equipment in the main hall of Headley Grange, a 19th-century English workhouse with stone staircases and high ceilings, and John Bonham sat down at his drum kit at the bottom of the staircase while the microphones were placed two floors above him. The result — the opening … Read more

Pink Floyd’s The Wall, released in 1979, is one of the most autobiographical albums in rock history — but it is autobiographical in a way that its own creators did not fully decode until after the fact. Roger Waters, who wrote almost all of the material, was drawing from sources so personal and so close … Read more