The music historian Peter Guralnick’s new book, which draws on documents Tom Parker left behind, paints a different picture of an infamous industry figure.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Ozzy Osbourne Funeral Procession to Be Held in His Hometown on Wednesday, City Says
Fans will be able to pay their respects as a hearse carrying the heavy metal star’s body travels through Birmingham, England, ahead of a private funeral.
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Michael Ochs, Top Collector of Rock ’n’ Roll Photos, Dies at 82
He surveyed the trash of record companies, haggled with aging photographers and scoured estate sales, building an archive widely seen as unmatched.
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‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes:’ 5 Takeaways From the Film’s Conclusion
The HBO documentary about the singer and songwriter wrapped with a deep exploration of his tabloid troubles, creative process and decision to return to live performance.
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Chuck Mangione, Jazz Fluegelhorn Player Known for ‘Feels So Good,’ Dies at 84
Wearing his signature fedora, he won wide popularity and 14 Grammy nominations, winning twice, and scaled Billboard’s adult contemporary charts in the 1970s and ’80s.
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Rock’s Legends Were Messy. You’d Never Know That From Today’s Movies.
People used to eat up salacious stories of rock ’n’ roll excess. Now they’re the last thing filmmakers want to touch.
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Jim Legxacy Makes Music That Sounds Like Memory
The new album from the London rapper, singer and producer is a homage to the last two decades of Black British music.
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Biting a Bat and 5 Other Wild Moments From Ozzy Osbourne’s Life
Alcohol and drugs were often involved in funny, bizarre and terrible incidents in the heavy metal legend’s long career.
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Mourning Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England, the ‘Home of Heavy Metal’
In Birmingham, England, the singer’s hometown, fans paid tribute by leaving flowers, beer and tequila. The rapper Drake was there to pay his respects, too.
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Ozzy Osbourne’s Style Influenced Heavy Metal for Decades
Osbourne and Black Sabbath pioneered a horror-inspired heavy metal look that was an alternative to the colorful tie-dye of the hippies, and a prototype of things to come.
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Ozzy Osbourne: A Life in Pictures
He pioneered heavy metal, became an unlikely reality TV star and performed a colossal final concert two weeks before his death.
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Ozzy Osbourne, the Lovable Prince of Darkness
The rocker helped define the sound, look and attitude of metal. But his persistence through addiction, his connection to audience and a late-career reality TV show endeared him to generations.