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As Antony Hegarty prepares to curate this year's Meltdown event in London, he talks about the artists who have had the greatest influence on his life and career – and why 'future feminism' will make the world a better placeWhen you arrange to...

With his powerful but sweet tenor, Russell spent half a century harmonizing with the vocal group widely regarded as the 'kings of a cappella.'"Sweet Joe" Russell, who spent half a century harmonizing with the Persuasions, an influential vocal...

Guitar Legend Dick Wagner Bears His Soul in New Memoir In a 1975 interview, conducted when he was musical arranger, band leader and co-lead guitarist for rock legend, Alice Cooper's record-breaking Welcome to my Nightmare world tour, Dick Wagner,...

Affidavit: Wheeling Jesuit University, ex-MSHA director used NASA grants for own benefit

Woody Guthrie -- who wrote more than 3,000 songs and is best known for "This Land Is Your Land," often considered America's alternative national anthem -- had his first big break and taste of success while living in Los Angeles from 1937 to 1940....

Jason Pierce of Spiritualized performs in Minehead, England. Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns Jason Pierce has spent the past three decades building a body of work that runs the gamut of druggy psychedelia, moving from the spaced-out, minimalist drones...

Not All Velvety Smooth: PW Talks with Rob Jovanovic Henry L. Carrigan Jr. Feb 24, 2012 In his Seeing the Light: Inside the Velvet Underground[1], Rob Jovanovic offers an absorbing and definitive portrait of one of rock's most important bands and...

Filed under: News Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images We're not sure how President Obama feels about the Beach Boys, but now we know how one of their members feels about him. As TMZ reports, the band's singer Bruce Johnston went on a short rant...

Filed under: News, New Music, Exclusive, Q + A Big Hassle Lisa Marie Presley has a bit of an edge to her voice, a steeliness that puts a distance between herself and whoever she's speaking with -- especially a journalist. It's an...

Filed under: News, Exclusive, Q + A John Shearer, WireImage As unlikely as it may seem, it's looking more and more like Billy Corgan and his band Smashing Pumpkins just might be the last true "alternative" band left standing. Take a look at...