His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it emerged to become an American institution.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Bruno Mars, Robyn, Jill Scott and More: 8 Songs We’re Talking About
Bruno Mars, Jill Scott and Mandy, Indiana have new albums on the way, and a frantic tune from an anime film is No. 1 in Japan.
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For 2hollis, Music Is a Family Business. So We Interviewed Him and His Dad.
The 22-year-old pop phenom’s father is John Herndon of the post-rock band Tortoise. They chatted about songwriting, nepotism and what they’ve taught each other.
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Tom Verlaine Was a Mystery. His Archives Reveal More of His Story.
The Television frontman died in 2023, leaving behind boxes of music and notebooks that are now headed to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
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Amos Poe, New York’s No Wave Film Pioneer, Dies at 76
He documented the punk and post-punk music scene in the East Village, leading an independent film movement that was proudly unprofessional.
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The Cast and Creators of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ on How the Movie Came to Be
As the filmmakers, songwriters and actors tell it, their “wackadoo” concept evolved over nine years and eight versions of “Golden” into a global phenomenon.
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Readers Pick the Songs That Defined Their 2025
Stories behind tracks by Fontaines D.C., Beyoncé, Nina Simone and more.
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$650,000 in Pop Star Memorabilia? These Superfans Know Few Limits.
For megafans of megastars like Madonna and Mariah Carey, obsessive collecting is an emotional, not a financial, investment. The tradition dates to ancient Rome.
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The Musicians We Lost in 2025
Listen to songs by pop visionaries, neo-soul luminaries, country-adjacent outlaws and more.
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Deaths in 2025: A Yearlong Procession of Giants
Marquee names all, they found international fame in the arts, politics, the sciences and beyond.
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Who Says Rock Is Dead?
In 2025, rock was still hanging in. As artificial intelligence infiltrates music, the genre’s handmade imperfections are more crucial than ever.
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Perry Bamonte, Guitarist and Keyboardist in the Cure, Dies at 65
A former roadie, Mr. Bamonte joined the band in 1990. He played on five albums and in hundreds of shows and was “a vital part of the Cure story,” the band said.