Sterling Morrison’s departure from the Velvets predated my entry into the world. I met his band through its offspring, specifically R.E.M., who covered a few Velvet Underground songs in the 1980s.

Songs With Words is the new album by vocalist and composer Malakoff Kowalski, together with pianists Igor Levit, Johanna Summer, and Chilly Gonzales set for release on March 21. Listen to the first ...

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Any studio recording is about capturing the magic in the studio, but some artists have had those moments that have defeated them when coming back.

crowded the space between songs. The group was to fly ... PART 2: Who is Sterling Morrison – and how the Velvet Underground became famous decades after they broke up Each little Morrison ...

The last of the five members of the iconic American rock group, The Band, Garth Hudson’s death is the end of an era.

That was probably the first time we started to get calculating in that sense.” Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr is acknowledging a pivotal moment in Simple Minds’ career. Rock stars will cite all manner ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict the fight for civil rights.

Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ In The Wind” debuts on one of the U.K.'s sales charts, more than 60 years after it first became a hit in ...

“Yesterday” is one of The Beatles’ most famous songs of their career. However, it almost boasted a very different title: “Scrambled Eggs”. Likewise, it almost featured very different ...

The epic song “Green River” brings the band together through a sense of nostalgia. 3. “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” This is one of CCR’s most famous songs, and for good reason.