One of the first to shoot the Grateful Dead, he also memorably chronicled many of the other bands that were on the scene in the late 1960s.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Bon Iver Is Happy (and Sexy) Now. It Took a Lot of Work.
The singer and songwriter Justin Vernon’s fast success led to unexpected opportunities and emotional depletion. His next LP, “Sable, Fable,” is a moment of reinvention.
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6 (Up-tempo) New Songs You Should Hear Now
Get your blood pumping with the latest tracks from Chappell Roan, J Noa, Illuminati Hotties and more.
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Girls to the Front: Punk Pioneers Are Coming to Lincoln Center
The institution’s annual American Songbook series honors “singer outsiders” including Fanny and Poly Styrene in events curated by Kathleen Hanna and Tamar-kali.
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Brian James, Pioneer of Punk Rock, Is Dead at 70
As the guitarist and main songwriter for the Damned, he helped spark an explosion on the British music scene in the 1970s.
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Marty Callner, Director of Comedy Specials and Music Videos, Dies at 78
At HBO in the late 1970s, he established the template for presenting stand-up on the small screen. He then became a mainstay of MTV in its early days.
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Mariah Carey Did Not Copy ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ From Earlier Hit, Judge Rules
Two songwriters had filed a $20 million lawsuit accusing her of infringing on their copyright of a song with the same name: “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
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Mayhem Has the Wildest Story in Black Metal. Somehow, It’s Turning 40.
The Norwegian band’s early years were punctuated by headlines about death and church burnings. It went on to become a beacon of experimentation in the genre.
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The Power of ‘Two’: An Anniversary Playlist
Celebrate two years of this newsletter with songs by Dolly Parton, Stacey Q, Mitski and more.
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Japanese Breakfast’s Shimmering Sadness, and 8 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Marianne Faithfull, the Waterboys featuring Fiona Apple, Debby Friday and more.
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Jensen McRae and 10 More Artists to Watch
Meet the buzzy folk-pop songwriter, plus a dancey noise band, a dexterous Dominican M.C., a new generation of SoundCloud rappers and more.