This weekend showcases the endless possibilities in Iowa City from the Mic Check Poetry Fest to special film screenings ...

Below, we're taking a look at 60 Rock Songs Inspired by Books and Literature, for the most part limiting it to one entry per ...

The 1970s was an exciting time for music as bands became more experimental and music was varied, but which album out of the ...

Their 1969 debut LP fused jazz, soul, and funk into an unexpected hit, and by the mid-1970s, songs like “Funky Stuff,” “Hollywood Swinging,” “Jungle Boogie,” and “Spirit of the ...

These one-hit wonders from rock music's past are real hidden gems for most. But even if you've heard them already, they're ...

A look back at the Minnesotan who inspired more than one of his songs and how the state's cold spring inspired another.

For Veterans Day, Mark Farner shares the story of writing Grand Funk Railroad’s breakthrough hit “Closer to Home” and what it ...

As a pop-rock song from the 1970s (released in 1970, around the same time the Beatles officially broke up), it qualifies to be on the list. But I don’t really like the song very much. Neither did its ...

In honor of her birthday, here are four great guest vocals by Joni Mitchell, including on songs by Carole King, James Taylor, and Neil Young.

As a producer, arranger, composer, bandleader and recording artist, he made a powerful mark on nearly every genre he touched.

John Lennon, alongside his Beatles bandmates, released 13 studio albums worldwide between 1962 and 1970 and established a ...

For "Saturday Night in New Orleans," Johnson recalls sitting with Hall of Fame songwriter Tony Joe White — known for penning "Polk Salad Annie" for Elvis Presley and "Rainy Night in Georgia" for Brook ...