1966’s Today! is a straightforward album—just Mississippi John Hurt, his voice, and his guitar playing gentle folk-blues. This reissue stands out thanks to its quiet noise floor, allowing the music to ...

In songwriting, Paul Simon always comes second to Bob Dylan. And as a result, he wishes he could be more like the Bard in one specific area.

Madonna, Scorsese, Warhol and “Piss Christ” play roles in Paul Elie’s maybe-too-comprehensive look at how divisive ...

On the surface, Bob Dylan and The Who are worlds apart. The UK group emerged from the fashion-focused Mod movement, espousing volume, feedback, and Pop ...

Taylor Swift shot to the top of the charts in Canada when an iTunes glitch released a track of white noise from '1989'.

"4 The Record" host Lily Coleman spoke with Maisha Howze from Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services and De’netta Benjamin-Miller, executive director of Sojourner House and Soujourner House ...

Townes Van Zandt discovered this after overdosing on model airplane glue. He was declared DOA at the hospital where, to hear ...

On a Monday night in February, police say, Roberto Martinez took his 14-year-old son in the Pico-Union neighborhood on a graffiti spree.