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Violet Grohl Finds Her Own Frequency

The two-building compound tucked into an industrial stretch northwest of Los Angeles looks nondescript from the outside, but inside it's a rock'n'roll nerd's dream come true. Rooms are full of gear stacked to the ceilings and.....(cont.)

Danna Is Committed to Her 'Vision'

"It feels good to be back," Danna tells me from backstage at the Roxy. It's a hot summer night in Los Angeles and more than 20 years into her career she's about to deliver a spellbinding show to a sold-out crowd. The concert marks.....(cont.)

Every Sly and the Family Stone Album, Ranked

Sylvester Stewart was born in Texas in 1943 but spent most of his life in California, where he became one of the icons of San Francisco's '60s counterculture. The wildly talented songwriter and multi.....(cont.)

5 Albums I Can't Live Without: Jack Grisham of Jack Grisham and the Life Undone

Best known for: If you asked my mother—if she was still alive—she'd say I'm known for being the sweetest boy ever and that the police are known.....(cont.)

Kelsy Karter is Obsessed with Obsession

In a recording studio deep in the San Fernando Valley, Kelsy Karter is singing a new song about obsession.

The tune is called "Softer," and, like much of her work, its lyrics are raw and autobiographical. This time, they draw on her recent.....(cont.)

Hermanos Gutiérrez Look Family History in the Eyes on 'Los Ojos Del Cóndor'

Digging through some old family photo albums recently, Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez settled on one they could not forget. It was a grainy moment from 50 years ago, capturing their father at the foothills of the ancient Incan citadel of.....(cont.)

Love, Hope, Strength: The Legacy the Alarm's Mike Peters Left Behind

A year ago, "love, hope and strength" were words that had lost meaning for Jules Peters.

She'd heard them nearly every day, of course, since they make up the.....(cont.)

"There's Not One Thing Wrong With That Photo": How Roberta Bayley Shot the Ramones' 1976 Debut

Roberta Bayley had only been taking photos for a month and a half when she ended up shooting the Ramones for the cover of their eponymous debut album. At the time, the band's label, Sire Records, hired a well-known.....(cont.)

The Passions of John Darnielle

"I can write a song under fire," says John Darnielle, from his home in North Carolina. "I don't sit around waiting for lightning to strike me before I write. I write when I write as a matter of course. The whole process is a.....(cont.)

'As Good As Dead' Finds A Pulse 30 Years Later

A few months ago, Scott Lucas' plans for a 30th anniversary edition of As Good As Dead were nearly DOA. In February, the Local H frontman was on vacation with his family when he was spammed with Instagram shares of a post.....(cont.)

Deep Cut Friday: "Rain on Tin" by Sonic Youth

I knew Murray Street was one of Sonic Youth's greatest albums from the first listen in June 2002, but the third track "Rain on Tin" took some time to grow on me. Thurston Moore sings only four lines before stepping away from the microphone for the next seven minutes, and maybe I thought the.....(cont.)

Zeds Dead's 'Return to the Return' Turns Inward

"We shall ask you to forget our former pranks and playfulness. We ask you, in the name of dignity and art, to put yourselves in a receptive frame of mind."

That sampled dialogue appears at the midpoint of Zeds Dead's recently released third album.....(cont.)

Every Taylor Swift Album, Ranked

At this point, it almost feels like record-breaking success is routine for Taylor Swift, one of the most popular American singers of the last 20 years. Since debuting as an earnest teenage country prodigy in 2006, the.....(cont.)

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