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In this sun-soaked mini-series, Claude Lemaire highlights summer-defining hits from 1967–68, from The Young Rascals’ Latin-tinged Groovin’ to Otis Redding’s poignant Dock of the Bay and The 5th Dimension’s sky-high debut.
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After cheating death for decades, Ozzy Osbourne exits this world the way he lived in it—loud, chaotic, and unforgettable. Mark Lepage traces Ozzy’s transformation from bat-biting wildman to cultural institution.
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Jeff Weiner concludes his series on blues history by way of classic rock, revealing how artists like the Stones, Janis Joplin, and the Allman Brothers revived early blues legends—crowning Willie Dixon as the most-covered songwriter.
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Sony’s Elcaset promised reel-to-reel fidelity in cassette form but flopped spectacularly, while PlayTape, Tefifon, and MiniDisc joined a graveyard of brilliant but doomed formats, crushed by cheaper, simpler, and more convenient rivals.
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Adelaide shed its prim image in 1964 as 300,000 fans greeted the Beatles—spurred by DJ Bob Francis’s petition—in a frenzy so wild even Lennon called it their best reception ever.
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In Montreal 1969, John and Yoko staged a week-long Bed-In, blending absurdity and activism to birth “Give Peace a Chance”—a protest wrapped in pajamas, incense, and media frenzy.
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Claude Lemaire spotlights three pivotal 1970 albums—by Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath, and Led Zeppelin—that fused prog, blues, and folk into the roaring blueprint for what would become heavy metal.
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On November 9, 1967, Rolling Stone magazine arrived in the world not with a bang, but with a slightly confused-looking John Lennon in a netted helmet. Dressed as Private Gripweed from the absurdist war film How I Won the War, Lennon graced the cover of what would become the most influential music publication in history—though…
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Hair, the movie, was seminal—here’s why.
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Save your souls!… Black Sabbath leads the way in this latest history lesson in the roots of hard rock and heavy metal.
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A much-debated topic in popular music is the origin of rock and roll music. Writer Jeff Weiner tries to sort it all out in his new series.
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Simon Wilce takes McIntosh’s new McIntosh C2800 Preamplifier for a spin, and shares his impressions.
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It was a cold January night in 1978 when the Sex Pistols walked onto the stage at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, ready—or perhaps unwilling—to make history. This wasn’t just a concert; it was the swan song of punk’s most volatile band. The Pistols’ American tour had been a disaster wrapped in chaos: canceled shows, infighting,…
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Paris’ jazz kissa-inspired bars like Listener and Bambino blend high-fidelity sound, vinyl culture, and refined design, redefining nightlife for audiophiles.
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On December 19, 1955, Carl Perkins stepped into Memphis’ Sun Studio with a song that would become a cornerstone of rock ‘n’ roll history. But like most great music moments, the creation of Blue Suede Shoes wasn’t so much a straight line as it was a tangled web of stories, late-night drives, and serendipitous inspiration.…
