Jem Aswad took us back to the day when music journalism was art with his lively, insightful Variety review of the self-titled debut album from One Direction frontman Harry Styles. Written in the “forward-thinking retro” fashion of the album itself, Aswad’s writing is packed with enough information for a pop history lesson, but way more fun to read […]
Duran Duran is embarking on an international litigation adventure that will have ramifications for U.K. music artists with U.S. publishing interests. The ’80s super group seeks to take advantage of a standard provision under stateside law that allows authors or their heirs to reclaim copyright after 35 years of third-party exploitation. The catch is, the group is based […]
The new HBO series set in the world of New York’s 1970s music scene is causing a stir on the streets of metropolis, as tune boomers see haunts like the rock club Max’s Kansas City and the Sam Goody retail outlet recreated for filming. Described by HBO as “A ride through the sex- and drug-addled […]
Netflix is promising an unprecedented look into the sounds and influences of rock and roll icon Keith Richards in Morgan Neville’s documentary, Keith Richards: Under the Influence, debuting on Friday, September 18, 2015, the same day the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist drops Crosseyed Heart, his first solo album in 23 years. “If there’s a Mount […]
