Down the Line

"1969 and you're 15 years old. For the previous three years you've been swamped in lysergic symphonies, marathon guitar solos (even worse: drum solos) and blissful acoustic drippie-droning about pixies and bed-sits. The raw garage thrash that careered out of the '64 UK R&B explosion seem like a distant memory. Even the Stones had a touch of blurred vision in '67 before getting back to blues basics on Beggars Banquet. In '69, there were only mavericks, madmen and geniuses to rely on, like Jimi, the Doors, Beefheart and Tim Buckley, maybe the Velvet Underground if they survived. It would be a few more months before Mott The Hoople came along to sow the seeds of UK punk rock. Read More

I mean, both bands have their rock elements. Read More

At heart, Brother John is a band that likes to rock. Read More

With the entire country in turmoil over—take your pick—health care, the economy, two ongoing wars and Sarah Palin-mania, Thanksgiving couldn't come at a better time. Read More

My 2 weeks off were supposed to involve me doing something really exciting and realising a lifetime's ambition. Read More

Well, the '70s New Wave band will release their first studio album in 20 years, tentatively titled Fresh, in 2010 and launch a new tour starting with a date at Coachella Music Festival in April. Read More

Actress and singer Elaine Paige, 61, made her name in 1978 in the stage musical Evita. Read More

Truell Hyde, Baylor University's vice provost for research and the driving force behind the school's recently announced research consortium, is a man of many talents. Read More

As famed for his outspoken views and forthright manner as for being the singer with Reverend and the Makers and supergroup Mongrel, Jon McClure is never shy about expressing his opinion. Read More

This past May, Darcy James Argue and his big band the Secret Society played their first dates outside New York City. A short tour of Europe took them to Amsterdam's Bimhuis, Dortmund's Domicil, and finally the Moers Festival in northern Germany. Read More