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Debbie Harry has been the indisputable face and voice of the band Blondie in all the stages of its evolution and helped the ...

Michael McDonald is widely considered the King of Yacht Rock and he’s fabulous, of course.

Brian May had the best possible job in Queen, but even he wasn't prone to a few headaches every now and again when promoting their records.

Featuring a mocking anti-religious lyric from lapsed Catholic Geezer, the romping After Forever is one of the most musically ...

This Beatles song became an anthem for a whole generation, but John Lennon would later admit he didn't really know what he was talking about.

From sea to shining sea, music has defined how Americans see themselves -- and their country. On the Fourth of July, these ...

As Yugoslavia’s mainstream society grew increasingly patriarchal during the 1980s, some of the country's rock bands would routinely perform songs that spoke about same-sex love.

Ronnie McDowell had an upbeat message for fans in his first personal update since suffering a stroke onstage last month. The ...

There is a line from Mike Doughty's 2004 song “Move On” that sums up how I feel right now: “I love my country so much, man,” ...

From Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues” to Sly and the Family Stone’s “Hot Fun in the Summertime” to Harry Styles’ ...

Anyone wants to write songs bigger than their generation, but sometimes songs can get too attached to a specific point in ...