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Category: Pop and Rock Music
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How the Bay Area Shaped Sly Stone
One of the key figures in American music in the late ’60s got his professional start in the Bay Area. These are some of the spots that were crucial to his career.
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Sly Stone and the Sound of an America That Couldn’t Last
The influential musician, who died on Monday at 82, forged harmony — musical and otherwise — that he wasn’t able to hold together on his own.
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Book Review: ‘Waiting for Britney Spears: A True Story, Allegedly,’ by Jeff Weiss
In a scrappy new memoir, Jeff Weiss blurs fact and fancy as he recounts his stint as a bit player in the celebrity-industrial complex.
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The Best Songs of 2025, So Far
Ten tracks that push boundaries, uncork emotions and can get the block party started.
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Sly Stone, Maestro of a Multifaceted, Hitmaking Band, Dies at 82
Leading Sly and the Family Stone, he helped redefine the landscape of pop, funk and rock in the late 1960s and ’70s.
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Roger Nichols, Songwriter Behind Carpenters Hits, Dies at 84
With Paul Williams, he wrote enduring 1970s soft-rock classics like “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.”
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Andy Bell of Erasure’s Magical Mystery World
The frontman, whose first solo album in 15 years recently arrived, explains why he’s a fan of gems, psychics and snails.
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Lil Wayne Gets Earnest With Bono, and 9 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Sabrina Carpenter, Ethel Cain, Sudan Archives and others.
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Billy Joel Documentary ‘And So It Goes’ Traces His Early Days
The first half of the HBO documentary premiered at the Tribeca Festival on Wednesday night. Joel, who is fighting a brain disorder, sent a message via its directors.
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They Led the 2000s Indie-Rock Boom. Now They’re Vying for Oscars.
As Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross continue to spotlight film music, members of Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Interpol and Animal Collective have been joining the field.