Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert Features Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel

When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary shows were announced earlier this summer, even ... Read More »

Peter Gabriel Enlists Radiohead, Arcade Fire and More for Covers Album

Peter Gabriel has launched a covers album with a difference -- a project which sees the likes of ... Read More »

Martin Guitars: An Overview

When it comes to acoustic guitars, there are fewer companies more highly regarded than C.F. Martin ... Read More »

Stephen Stills Ready to Rock at Hall of Fame Anniversary Shows

When Crosby, Stills and Nash perform on night one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th ... Read More »

Harper Simon Didn't Learn Songwriting From His Dad

If you have the opportunity to call in the big guns on your debut album, why resist? That's exactly ... Read More »

Bono, Shakira, Salma Hayek and More Team for Clean Water 'Mission'

Nearly 30 years ago, Live Aid proved that musicians from around the world could unite to raise money ... Read More »

Flaming Lips Will Stream 'Embryonic' on Stephen Colbert's Website

The Flaming Lips' double trip fest, 'Embryonic,' is one of the fall's most hotly anticipated albums ... Read More »

Barenaked Ladies' Hearn Teams With Lou Reed, Meets Paul Simon

Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies first became acquainted with living legend Lou Reed through ... Read More »

Chris Ayer Gigs at Spinner Headquarters

Chris Ayer's attempt at bringing his music to new audiences has led him from Virginia to California ... Read More »

Springsteen, U2 Lead Rock Hall Anniversary Concerts

Rock music was never meant to be institutionalized, but as far as institutions go, the Rock and Roll ... Read More »

Who in the World Is Luciana Souza ... Today? A 'Tide'-Turning Source Outing

It must be hard sometimes for Luciana Souza to keep track of who she is night to night, musically ... Read More »

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Keyboardist Barry Beckett Dies at 66

Producer and Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section keyboardist Barry Beckett died Wednesday at his home in ... Read More »

The Ukrainians (From the U.K.) Keep Rockin' the 'Diaspora'

The Ukrainians still aren't. Ukrainians, that is. Closing in on 20 years from its beginning, the ... Read More »

Clash of the Cover Songs: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone vs. Grizzly Bear

The Rules for Battle: Each week, we pit versions of the same song by two different artists in a ... Read More »

Simon and Garfunkel Treat Fans to Surprise Reunion

Paul Simon's reopening of New York's Beacon Theatre last Friday was supposed to be a special event ... Read More »

Vampire Weekend Are No Paul Simon

Vampire Weekend's 2008 debut album was quick to draw frequent comparisons to Paul Simon's ... Read More »