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This Is How to End the Year!

Metal Singers Get All Christmas-y

"Ten Songs That Make Me Drop Everything Else.”

Ten Songs That Make Me Drop Everything I’m Doing

When Peter, Paul and Mary Collide With Metallica

He Told Me Just to Take My Time

Can Music Save a Culture From Extinction?

Just What Is Heavy Metal, Anyway?

What’s This? Metal Vocalist Channels Patsy Cline…?

Don’t Wait Until You Are an Old Fart

Is the American Music Establishment Sexist And Racist?

When Parting Is Indeed Sweet Sorrow

Mixing Things Up

Mark Your Calendar for October 1!

Some Bands Are Best Live

Risking Their Lives for Their Music

Some Say They Are Saving Rock ‘n Roll

Don’t Let Them Turn Sinead Into Their Martyr

RIP Sixto Rodriguez

Seeing Buddy Guy in Concert Was on My Bucket List

You May Never Hear “Can’t Help Falling In Love” the Same Way Again

We've Got Senator Barbie, Astronaut Barbie, Dr. Barbie…so Why Not Metal Barbie?

The World Is Burning. Can Music Help Save It?

Is Rock Music Dead in America?

Not Just Another “Silly Love Song”

Stupid Crap Female Rock Musicians Have to Deal With

Cognitive Dissonance: Aldious

How Does a Thirteen Year Old Write Something Like This?

Women Get the Blues Too!

The Queen Bee

What Do “The Addams Family,” “Mission Impossible,” “In the Heat of the Night,” and “Hawaii Five-0” Have In Common?

Did #MeToo Just Go Metal?

The Most Famous Musician You’ve Never Heard Of

Fanny Walks the Earth: An Afternoon With a Legendary Rock Band

When the Cover Is Better Than the Original

Instrumental Wizardry: More from D-Drive

Simply the Best: RIP Tina Turner

Unsung Heroes: The Most Recorded Musician You’ve Never Heard of

Shock and Awe

Did Jimi and SRV Have a Love Child?

Do Not Play This at my Funeral

“Unkind Rain”

When a Concert Venue Is Co-star of The Show

Can Something Written in Weird Time Signatures Be An Earworm?

Another Reason Not to Miss This Band (Update)

The Songwriters Who Ate America (Part IV in A Series)

Why Is the Catholic Church Afraid of This Woman?

Join me on Notes

How the IRS Sticks It to Foreign Artists

The Producer: Yuki Kajiura (Part II)

Are You a Foreign Artist? You Are Officially Not Wanted Here.

2023 International Women’s Month (7):

The Grammys Should Eliminate the “Global” Categories

The Challenge: Create your ideal Supergroup

International Women’s Week (6) (ok, the week already ended but I'm extending it. Because.

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International Women's Week (2)

International Women’s Week 2023

The Superstar Hiding in Plain Sight

A Legendary Band That Changed Everything

What Do the League of Gentlemen, Gang of Four, B-52s and Indigo Girls Have In Common?

Don’t Miss Your Chance to See This Band

“I Certainly Didn’t Want to Go to Heaven if There Was No Art In Heaven.”

This Legend Released Her Debut Album at 60

Simply the Best: Tina Turner

This woman may just knock you off your feet

Don’t miss the chance to see this band live

The Most Influential 70s Band You’ve Never Heard Of

Joan Jett: Queen of Rock and Roll