Counterculture ’73: Summer Jam, Timothy Leary and the Sexual Revolution
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In an excerpt from the new book ‘1973: Rock at the Crossroads,’ Andrew Grant Jackson breaks down the counterculture moments of the summer of 1973
‘Let It Bleed’: Why the Stones’ Nastiest Masterpiece Feels Right on Time
Posted in: Music FeaturesTheir 1969 classic remains the band’s darkest LP, and that’s why it sounds perfect right now
Owsley Stanley’s ‘Sonic Journals’: Inside the Tape Vault of a Psychedelic Legend
Posted in: Music FeaturesNew box set features vintage live recordings of New Riders of the Purple Sage, made by the pioneering acid chemist and sound engineer known as Bear
That Time Michael Bolton Wrote a Song With Bob Dylan
Posted in: Music Features“Anybody in their right mind would stop whatever they were doing,” singer recalls of the lead-up to the pair’s unlikely 1990 collaboration on “Steel Bars”
Releasing Joyner Lucas and Eminem’s ‘What If I Was Gay?’ Would Have Been a Huge Mistake
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe two MCs were the victim of a leak this week, leading the internet to a “Stan”-like track that’s about as bad as you can imagine
In the Room at Nirvana’s ‘MTV Unplugged in New York’
Posted in: Music FeaturesWhatever demons were circling him, Kurt Cobain was in total control on a night that showed what his future could have been
How Kanye West’s ‘Sunday Services’ Began
Posted in: Music FeaturesChoir director Jason White initially expected to collaborate with West for a couple weeks. That turned into 10 months — with no end in sight
Kanye West Benefits From Gospel. Does Gospel Benefit From Kanye West?
Posted in: Music FeaturesWhen a secular artist experiments with gospel, mainstream listeners often see it as a bold stylistic leap. But those same listeners rarely give contemporary gospel artists the same (or any) consideration
Ant Clemons Went From Sleeping on Floors to Singing With Kanye West
Posted in: Music FeaturesWhen the singer first arrived for a ‘Jesus Is King’ session, he was greeted by West, Chance the Rapper, and right-wing provocateur Candace Owens
Debbie Harry: ‘I’ve Been Criticized for My Entire Career’
Posted in: Music FeaturesNow that the Blondie frontwoman has released her memoir, ‘Face It,’ she looks back on what she learned from Andy Warhol and David Bowie, as well as how people have interpreted her story
