James Stafford
Cover Stories: Red Hot Chili Peppers, ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik’
It's an album cover that stands at the threshold of an enormous cultural shift, and it remains the Red Hot Chili Peppers' most iconic sleeve.
28 Years Ago: Jane’s Addiction Release Self-Titled Indie Debut
In the midst of the hair metal era, Jane's took to the Sunset Strip to record their live debut.
The Roots of Indie: ‘Saturday Night Live’
It's a legendary moment for alternative music fans: December 17, 1977, Elvis Costello is scheduled to perform on Saturday Night Live.
Politicians vs. Musicians: A Brief History
The Dropkick Murphys are far from the first band to have a dust up with a politician. Here are some other famous feuds.
Are Musicals the Mom Jeans of Rock and Roll?
Rock musicals are big business, but are they really rock and roll?
Martin Luther King Jr. On the Power of Music
"Everybody has the Blues. Everybody longs for meaning. Everybody needs to love and be loved."
Your Really Bad Christmas Cover Art Gallery
Let's be honest: There aren't many good Christmas album covers.
Dave Grohl Revisits His Phantom Limb On ‘Sonic Highways’
Sub Pop, Nirvana, and Mudhoney? This must be Seattle.
Arlo Guthrie’s ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ Thanksgiving’s Go-To Song
Each Thanksgiving there's only one song trotted out like that enormous turkey platter your grandmother loves so much.
‘Sonic Highways’ Goes to New Orleans
Can the Foos pull together a song in the birthplace of jazz?
The Merits of Tumbling Down a Musical Rabbit Hole
I don't know what I want to listen to most of the time. I just want to listen.
That Time Ray LaMontagne Fixed My Screwed Up Day
Everything is right: The band can't be any tighter, LaMontagne's vocals any more on point.