Rick Springfield Recalls Recording With the Foo Fighters, Playing in Vietnam in the ’60s: Listen
The "Jessie's Girl" singer reflects on his career with Behind the Setlist podcast as he prepares to release a greatest hits ...
New York's Saturday night fever, photographed by Meryl Meisler
In the late 1970s, Meryl Meisler discovered New York clubs where a new style of music was all the rage: disco. Joyful young ...
“There’s just no place for a street fighting man”: The Rolling Stones song too radical for US radio
When this one Rolling Stones song was released at a time when political tensions were high, US radio DJs deemed it too risky and too radical to play.
“I thought it was too pop. I rebelled against it”: How Ozzy Osbourne learned to love the song that became Black Sabbath’s biggest hit
There is a brief moment of calm in Planet Caravan, a tale of astral travel with a trippy, spaced-out ambience. There is also ...
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Michael S. Reisher 1944-2025
Michael served honorably in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. He retired in 1999, as a management analyst, after a career ...
Student-written 1960s-set musical 'HEART ON FIRE' premieres at Notre Dame
The musical's writer, a senior at Notre Dame, said she wanted to combine 1960s psychedelic rock with modern musical theater ...
11 unique performances of the national anthem
The 7-time Grammy winner, who wrote music for the Pixar film 'Soul' and was the former bandleader for 'The Late Show with ...
Eagle Ridge students revisit ‘the year that rocked the world’
America was embroiled in an unpopular war. A presidential election was on the horizon and civil rights were hotly debated. That description could easily fit today or 1968, as ninth-graders at ...
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Where Are All the Protest Anthems?
Despite today’s turbulent social climate, protest anthems have faded from mainstream music. Shaped by capitalism, streaming ...
War followed them home
Litchfield resident Gaylen Heacock Jr. was in a dark place. He had sunken into a depression fueled by recurring nightmares, anxiety and feelings of betrayal. Most mornings, he ...
What happened when the US military invaded Panama? Overwhelming force and deafening non-stop rock.
Trump's Panama Canal threats are the latest in a long history of US interest and involvement in Panama. America invaded a few ...
Ifkovic, Sparks, Ciofalo: Recent Death Notices From Branford
Recent obituaries from Branford. Ralph Esposito, 71, passed away on Jan. 10, 2025, a dedicated custodian at Albertus Magnus College, former milk delivery driver for Marcus Dairy, antique car ...