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Tax Songs: Top 10 Tracks About the Taxman

Ben Franklin once said that two things in life are ... Read More »

Grammy Awards: Artists Who Shockingly Never Won a Single Trophy for Their Music

Sure, most recording artists will tell you they create ... Read More »

George Harrison Remembered: 10 Favorite Cover Versions of His Songs

Alvan Meyerowitz/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images As a member of the Beatles, George ... Read More »

Ray Davies Cancels US Tour Due to Illness

Due to an unknown illness, Ray Davies has cancelled an upcoming US tour with the Dessoff Chamber Choir. ... Read More »

The Greenhornes' Jack Lawrence 'Sure' Dead Weather Will Return in Due Time

In 20 whirlwind months with blues-punk side project the Dead Weather, Greenhornes bassist Jack Lawrence played on and toured behind two full-length records. ... Read More »

Ronnie Wood and Mick Taylor to Play 'Save 100 Club' Gig?

PA Photos Having played there twice -- once as warm-up for their 1982 European tour and then again ... Read More »

The Jam Set to Reissue 'Sound Affects' With Demos, Kinks Cover

The Jam's landmark 1980 studio album 'Sound Affects' will be reissued this autumn in an expanded deluxe edition. ... Read More »

Bad Religion Celebrate 30th Anniversary and Label Success -- Exclusive Videos

2010 marks both Bad Religion's 30th anniversary and the release of their 15th album, 'The Dissent of Man.' ... Read More »

Bobcat Goldthwait Directing Film Based on Kinks' 'Schoolboys In Disgrace'

Bobcat Goldthwait, the '80s comedian/actor whose stuttering ways were highlighted in two 'Police ... Read More »

Ray Davies Pays Tribute to Late Kinks Bassist Pete Quaife at Glastonbury

Ray Davies' position as a national treasure has long been confirmed, thanks to the poignancy and the ... Read More »

Ratatat's Mike Stroud Creates Ultimate Summer Mix -- Exclusive

With summer right around the corner, Ratatat's Mike Stroud was nice enough to compile a 10-song mix ... Read More »

Outing Gay Songs: 20 Tunes With Homosexual Subtexts

For many fabulous folks around the globe, June is Pride Month, when queers of all ... Read More »

Rock 'n' Roll Spelling Bee: S-O-N-G-S That Have Us Spellbound

Let's face it: Spelling bee champs aren't likely to become rock stars. Yet every now and then a rock ... Read More »

Kinks' Influence, Possible Reunion Examined in New Documentary

Most rock music fans have an appreciation for the Kinks, but Geoff Edgers, an arts writer for the ... Read More »

The Kinks Survive a US Ban and Brotherly Hate, Up to a Point -- Twisted Tales

In Boston Globe reporter Geoff Edgers's new documentary 'Do It Again,' celebrity Kinks fans ... Read More »

Glastonbury Adds Flaming Lips, Orbital and More to the Bill

OK, so we all knew that U2, Muse and Stevie Wonder were confirmed as Pyramid Stage headliners at ... Read More »