I have a complicated relationship with the music of Billy Squier. For better or worse, I grew up listening to “classic rock” radio, so my youthful musical diet consisted of “Fly Like an Eagle” ...

Artists in 1974 flowered Laurel Canyon with the spirit of cultural innovation, perfectly detailed by Ronald Brownstein in his new, must-read book, Rock Me on the Water: 1974-The Year Los Angeles ...

Most artists need someone to believe in them before they can possibly reach widespread mainstream popularity. But, in some cases, artists also need to possess self-belief when everyone else doubts ...

Nobody ever gives Andy Kim any respect. I went to elementary school with a kid named Michael Jackson, and that kid got roasted for his name all time time. (This kid would've been born in 1979 or 1980.

As the live entertainment world slowly comes back, projects that were put on hold are finally starting to see the light of day. Some members of the creative team that brought Rocktopia to Broadway for ...

Imagine a song. (After you’re done imagining Scatman John’s “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop),” let me finish my prompt.) Imagine a song about legendary classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a ...

"Rock Me Baby" is a fun, irreverent look at relationships and parenthood as seen through the eyes of Jimmy Cox, a hip, flagrant shock jock. Jimmy lives for the adrenaline rush he gets from his ...