The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. It has also been available in an online edition since 1996.
315 articles
Overview by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 17 November 1960
Art Form Flowers in the Coffeehouses and Plush Clubs Airs of Many Lands Presented by an Army of Talent ...
Miriam Makeba, Nina Simone: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 22 May 1961
TWO FOLK SINGERS PRESENT CONCERT ...
Bob Dylan, The Greenbriar Boys: The Greenbriar Boys, Bob Dylan: Gerde's Folk City, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 29 September 1961
Bob Dylan: A Distinctive Folk-Song Stylist 20-Year-Old Singer Is Bright New Face at Gerde's Club ...
Report by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 26 November 1961
NASHVILLE, TENN. After thirty-five years of broadcasting, the grand old dinosaur of American radio, Grand Ole Opry, is as boisterously alive as ever. The show ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 11 May 1962
Troupe of Country Musicians Gives Program at Carnegie Hall ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 8 September 1962
GOSPEL FESTIVAL GETS UNDER WAY 3-Day Event Set for Randalls Island Begins a Little Late ...
Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 28 April 1963
A LONGER perspective may revise the view, but it appears from a distance of a few months that 1962 was the year when the folk-music ...
Pete Seeger, The Weavers: The Weavers: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 3 May 1963
7 WEAVERS OFFER 'REUNION' CONCERT Alumni and Future Member Join Folk-Music Quartet ...
Sandy Bull, Stu Ramsay, Roger Sprung: Albums from Sandy Bull and more
Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 18 August 1963
A STRUMMER WITH MORE THAN THREE CHORDS ...
Jim Kweskin & the Jug Band: Bitter End, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 21 September 1963
Kweskin Quintet at Bitter End Puts Polish in the Ragtime Jug ...
Dock Boggs, Mississippi John Hurt: Alumni Hall, New York University, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 14 December 1963
2 OLD-TIMERS SHARE FOLK-SONG PROGRAM ...
Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Beatles Backlash Spurs Modern Blues
Report by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 11 March 1965
Performers in 'Village' Influenced by Britons Paul Butterfield Band Stirs Excitement ...
Overview by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 11 August 1965
JOHN, PAUL, George and Ringo are bringing it all back home. That means the Beatles are returning to the United States. They will arrive Friday ...
Bob Dylan: Forest Hills Stadium, Forest Hills Stadium NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 30 August 1965
DYLAN CONQUERS UNRULY AUDIENCE Folk Singer Offers Works in'New Mood' at Forest Hills ...
Elizabeth Cotten: Domestic, 71, Sings Folk Songs Of Own Composition in Village
Profile by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 6 November 1965
Elizabeth Cotten, Who Wrote 'Freight Train' Performs With Guitar and Banjo ...
The Remains (Long-Haired Dropouts) to Be Seen
Profile by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 11 December 1965
FOUR BOSTON University undergraduates have decided to spend their junior year in rock 'n' roll. ...
Letters by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 20 February 1966
TO THE EDITOR: ...
Janis Ian: Censors and the "New Reality"
Comment by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 25 September 1966
A FOLK-ROCK disk issued earlier this month which spotlights a shining new singing and song-writing talent, also throws some rays of light into the shadowy ...
The Byrds, Lothar and the Hand People: Village Gate, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 7 October 1966
Byrds Fuse Jazz, Rock 'n' Roll and Con Edison Group From Coast Brightens Electronic Entertainment at The Village Gate ...
The Mothers Of Invention, Frank Zappa: Frank Zappa: "Son of Suzy Creamcheese"
Profile and Interview by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 25 December 1966
THE MOST original new group to simmer out of the steaming rock 'n' roll underground in the last hour and one-half is an audacious crew ...
The Beatles: Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band (Capitol)
Review by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 18 June 1967
We Still Need The Beatles, But… ...
The Supremes: The Super Supremes: 'Stop in the Name of Love'
Profile by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 23 July 1967
THE BREWSTER Project is one of those redbrick slums donated by the city of Detroit to house its local unwashed. Diana Ross, lead singer in ...
Donovan, Bob Dylan: Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back (Dir. D.A. Pennebaker, 96 mins)
Film/DVD/TV Review by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 22 October 1967
Dylan: 'We Trust What He Tells Us' ...
The Beach Boys: Smiley Smile (Brother — ST 9001)
Review by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 29 October 1967
Recordings: The Beach Boys Sing a Rock Prayer ...
Arlo Guthrie: Arlo Takes a Giant Step
Profile and Interview by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 5 November 1967
WOODY GUTHRIE'S son Arlo is a folk-singer, too. ...
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour (Capitol 2835)
Review by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 31 December 1967
Are They Waning? ...
Jimi Hendrix: The Black Elvis?
Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 25 February 1968
"WILL HE BURN it tonight?" asked a neat blonde of her boyfriend, squashed in beside her on the packed floor of the Fillmore auditorium. "He ...
Van Dyke Parks: Talk of the Rock Rialto
Profile and Interview by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 3 March 1968
VAN DYKE Parks might have grown old in comfortable obscurity. At 25, he had made his mark along Sunset Boulevard (California's Teflon-pan alley) as the ...
Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly, Traffic: Traffic, Blue Cheer, Iron Butterfly: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 27 April 1968
Traffic, a British Trio, Flows With Subtlety at Fillmore East ...
The Band, Bob Dylan, Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Band: Music From Big Pink (Capitol SKAO 2995)
Review by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 4 August 1968
Big Pink Is Just a Home in Saugerties ...
Report and Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 22 September 1968
THE WHO PLAY rock "n’ roll music ("it’s got a back beat, you can’t lose it," says Chuck Berry). Not art-rock, acid-rock, or any type ...
Albert King: Steve Paul's Scene, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 17 October 1968
Albert King, Guitarist, Gives Loud Support to Blues Power ...
Larry Coryell: Rock Guitarist Moves Along, Shunning the Blues
Profile and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 25 October 1968
IT SEEMS hard, almost impossible, to become a top rock guitarist without embracing the blues. But Larry Coryell, who is currently appearing at the Scene, ...
Richie Havens: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 November 1968
Richie Havens Puts Sincerity Into Songs, Guitar-Playing, Talk ...
Blood Sweat & Tears: Blood. Sweat & Tears: Hunter College, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 10 November 1968
Blood Sweat and Tears Rocks with the Music of Al Kooper ...
Big Brother & The Holding Company: Hunter College, NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 17 November 1968
BIG BROTHER and the Holding Company, which played before a packed auditorium at Hunter College Friday, has less than one month before Janis Joplin leaves ...
The Beatles: The Beatles [The White Album] (Apple)
Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 21 November 1968
TOMORROW THE BEATLES will release their first album in a year, titled simply The Beatles. ...
Canned Heat Adds Blues to Its Rock: Band at the Fillmore East Performs With Power
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 23 November 1968
CANNED HEAT is a soulful rock group that escaped from the psychedelic badlands of California and now is working hard to become the top blues ...
Live Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 23 November 1968
James Brown Scores Knockout With Soul Music at the Garden ...
Lightnin' Slim, Slim Harpo: Slim Harpo and Lightnin' Slim: Steve Paul's Scene, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 November 1968
Slim Harpo Offers Authenticity In Country Blues at the Scene. Harmonica Player Joined by Lightning Slim, Guitarist, in Low-Key Performance ...
Buddy Guy, Jefferson Airplane: Jefferson Airplane, Buddy Guy: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 2 December 1968
Psychedelic Music Still Keeps The Jefferson Airplane Flying ...
Elvis Presley to Make Personal Appearances
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 December 1968
ELVIS PRESLEY, with one eye to the increasing interest in old-style rock and the other to his decreasing income from movie roles, is making plans ...
Pearls Before Swine: Rock Trio Avoids The Public Eye
Profile and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 December 1968
Pearls Before Swine is Content to Make Records ...
Country Joe & The Fish: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 9 December 1968
Country Joe's Fish Make Heads Swim To Electric Sounds ...
Bill Graham: The Producer of the New Rock
Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 15 December 1968
"I dream about doing the Beatles," Bill Graham said, hunched over his desk in the crowded office of the Fillmore West. Outside the office, the ...
Johnny Winter, Sam & Dave: Sam & Dave: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 16 December 1968
Soul Team Plays 'South of the Border' ...
Arthur Brown: Fillmore East, New York
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 30 December 1968
Dramatic Rock: Arthur Brown's Costumes Give His Songs an Impressively Added Impact ...
Johnny Winter: The Making Of A Superstar
Report and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 1969
THERE WAS THE Fillmore East, the East Coast's major rock palace, located ingratiously in a heap of garbage, drunks and weekend freaks on Second Ave. ...
Charlie Musselwhite: The Charlie Musselwhite Blues Band: The Scene, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 3 January 1969
Group at The Scene Shows It's Together. Gutsy Sound Delivered With Rock Excitement ...
Johnny Winter: Blues Guitar Sound of Johnny Winter Comes North
Profile and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 January 1969
JOHNNY WINTER has spent years playing bars and lounges in the South and now, with fingers that fly across his guitar like a Texas tornado, ...
Mother Earth: Scene Is Rocked By Mother Earth
Profile and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 January 1969
Texas-Influenced Band At Nightclub Through Tonight ...
Ian and Sylvia: Café Au Go Go, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 12 January 1969
Ian and Sylvia, Folk Duo, Arrive With a New Country Sound Here ...
Jefferson Airplane: Bill Graham: Scrooge McDuck?
Letters by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 19 January 1969
To the Editor: ...
The Doors: Can They Still 'Light My Fire'?
Profile and Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 19 January 1969
"PLAY 'LIGHT MY FIRE’!" "Yeah, ‘Light My Fire.’" Out of the vastness of the Los Angeles Forum, its 18,000 seats filled on a December Saturday ...
The Doors: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 25 January 1969
20,000 Hear Doors Give Rock Concert In a Packed Garden ...
Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 January 1969
Cream, Separated, Releases 4th and Last Album, Goodbye ...
Janis Joplin: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 12 February 1969
NEW BAND LIBERATES JOPLIN BLUES SOUND ...
Janis Joplin: The Janis Joplin philosophy: Every Moment She Is What She Feels
Special Feature by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 23 February 1969
SAN FRANCISCO — In a miserably rainy San Francisco winter, Janis Joplin was, by all the rules of show-biz myth, At a Truly Crucial Point ...
John Mayall, Ten Years After: Ten Years After, John Mayall: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 5 March 1969
10 Years After and John Mayall Present Blues at Fillmore East ...
The Carter Family, Johnny Cash: Johnny Cash: "Ain't Nothin' Too Weird For Me"
Report and Interview by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 16 March 1969
BACKSTAGE AT the Amarillo, Texas, Civic Auditorium, a fresh kid with glasses held out a plastic cup of coffee. ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 17 March 1969
Poet-Singer Draws Throng With Band at Philharmonic ...
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 24 March 1969
Californians Play Refreshing Rock At Fillmore East ...
Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 31 March 1969
BRITISH VISITORS PLAY JAZZY ROCK ...
Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 19 April 1969
WARMTH INVADES DYLAN RECORDINGNashville Skyline Reveals a More Polished Singer ...
The Band Breathes Fresh Country Air Over Fillmore East
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 12 May 1969
THE BAND, WHICH was first known as Bob Dylan's back-up group, spent Friday and Saturday coolly circulating mountain air through the Fillmore East, 105 Second ...
The Platters, The Who: The Who: Fillmore East; The Platters: Felt Forum, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 8 June 1969
Britain's High-Decibel Group, The Who, Is Still Thundering ...
Profile by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 21 June 1969
MC5, THE raucous rock band from Detroit, is playing through tomorrow night at Ungano's, a club at 210 West 70th Street. ...
The Byrds, Procol Harum: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 June 1969
PROCOL HARUM, the Britons who fuse rock and classics, played their loud, dramatic music at the Fillmore East this weekend. ...
Jerry Lee Lewis: Schaefer Music Festival, Central Park, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 3 July 1969
Jerry Lee Lewis Mixes Rock Styles In Schaefer Concert ...
Dr. John, the Night Tripper: Steve Paul's Scene, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 10 July 1969
Dr. John Accents Drum's Rhythms. Afro-Cuban Music at Heart of Coast Musician's Songs ...
Blind Faith, Delaney & Bonnie and Friends: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 14 July 1969
Blind Faith Group Sings ...
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Schaefer Music Festival, Central Park, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 19 July 1969
Miss Sainte-Marie Is Heard In Park: Individual Stylist Performs Some Protest Songs ...
Muddy Waters: Museum of Modern Art, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 25 July 1969
Easy Does It as Muddy Waters Plays Blues at Outdoor Concert ...
Johnny Winter: Forest Hills Music Festival, Queens NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 July 1969
Agility Marks Blues By Johnny Winter At Forest Hills Fete ...
Jose Feliciano, Willie Bobo: Downing Stadium, Randall's Island, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 July 1969
Jose Feliciano Gives A Bilingual Concert On Randall's Island ...
Pacific Gas & Electric: Museum of Modern Art, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 8 August 1969
Coast rock band plays at museum: Pacific Gas & Electric at "Jazz in Garden" Series ...
Joe Cocker & The Grease Band: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 10 August 1969
Joe Cocker and the Grease Band Sound Off at the Fillmore East ...
Elvis Presley's Comeback Gets Off To Exciting Start
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 18 August 1969
ELVIS PRESLEY, the "old groaner" of the rock 'n' roll generation, still has his snarl. The acknowledged king of early rock opened a month's engagement ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 18 August 1969
Rock Audience Moves to Dusk-to-Dawn Rhythms ...
Poco: The Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park, Queens, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 25 August 1969
West Coast Band Pavilion Winner: Poco Plays Country Music in Flushing Meadow Park ...
The Stooges: The Pavilion, Flushing Meadow Park, Queens
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 8 September 1969
Stooges, Rock Group, Prefers To Accent Roll – and Squirm ...
Mountain, a Rock Group, Rises From a Little Leftover Cream
Profile by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 September 1969
A NEW ROCK group called Mountain may not entirely replace the late, honestly lamented British band Cream, but it is carrying on the tradition with ...
The Flock: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 14 September 1969
THE FLOCK ROCKS AT FILLMORE EAST7-Man Group Mixes Music of Many Eras Well ...
Crosby Stills Nash & Young: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 21 September 1969
COAST ROCK GROUP AT FILLMORE EAST. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Offer 2 Concerts in Debut ...
The Beatles: Abbey Road (Apple)
Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 October 1969
Abbey Road by Beatles Marked by Moderation ...
Donovan: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 18 October 1969
Garden (Madison Sq.) Is Ideal For the Ever-Florid Donovan ...
The Who: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 21 October 1969
THE WHO BRINGS ROCK OPERA HERETommy Begins 6-Day Run at the Fillmore East ...
Richie Havens: Philharmonic Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 1 November 1969
RICHIE HAVENS, who has become one of the most important figures in folk music, performed at Philharmonic Hall last night. ...
Tim Buckley: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 November 1969
Tim Buckley sets Low-Keyed Mood At a Jazz Concert ...
The Archies: The Archies Are Fictional, But Their Success Is Not
Report and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 5 November 1969
CRITICS MAY debate whether some rock groups that make hit records should exist at all but what can one say about a hit record made ...
Santana: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 November 1969
SANTANA'S RHYTHMS HEARD IN 2 CONCERTS ...
Ramblin' Jack Elliott: The Gaslight, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 15 November 1969
Jack Elliott Sings Dylan and Guthrie In Return to City ...
Chicago, Johnny Winter: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 16 November 1969
Blodwyn Pig Also on Bill of Jazz and Blues Rock ...
Ike & Tina Turner, Sam & Dave: Felt Forum, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 24 November 1969
Soul Selections Get Sensual Treatment From Tina Turner ...
The Rolling Stones: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 November 1969
The Rolling Stones Are Still ExcitingMadness of the Beatles Brought Here Again ...
Johnny Cash: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 December 1969
20,000 AT GARDEN HEAR JOHNNY CASH ...
Jethro Tull: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 8 December 1969
JETHRO TULL FOUR AT FILLMORE EASTFlute and Vocals Mainstay of British Rock Croup ...
David Ackles: The Bitter End, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 16 December 1969
DAVID ACKLES is one of the more interesting young performers working in the Brecht/Weill area of dramatic song. The 32-year-old Californian, a former playwright, writes ...
Janis Joplin: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 20 December 1969
Janis Joplin Gives A Rousing Display Of Blues and Rock ...
Arlo Guthrie: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 27 December 1969
Love Tales Sung By Arlo Guthrie – Talking-Blues Style Marks Concert at Carnegie Hall ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 December 1969
'The Band' Rocks With Hillbilly Ease ...
The Doors: Felt Forum, New York NYC
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 19 January 1970
The Doors Draw Active Audience. Rock Group's Singer Has to Be Saved From Fans. ...
Quicksilver Messenger Service: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 26 January 1970
Quicksilver Group Brings New Pianist To Fillmore East ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 January 1970
Garden Thronged for Songfest In Aid of Vietnam Moratorium ...
Miles Davis: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 March 1970
MILES DAVIS PLAYS AT A ROCK CONCERT ...
Great Speckled Bird: Village Gate, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 March 1970
COUNTRY-FOLK BAND MAKES LOCAL DEBUT ...
Ronnie Hawkins: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 30 March 1970
Ronnie Hawkins on Fillmore Bill – Arkansan Shares Program With Stone the Crows ...
The Stooges: Watch the Freak: Iggy Pop
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 3 April 1970
IGGY POP – magnificent name, much better than Jim, which is really his name – is on national television. He is lead singer in a ...
John Denver: The Bitter End, New York NYC
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 12 April 1970
John Denver Spins Folk Spell In Bow At The Bitter End ...
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 15 May 1970
Garden Audience Dances and Sings To Creedence Rock ...
Alice Cooper: Boy-Girl Alice Cooper Puts on a Freaky Show
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 May 1970
ON STAGE, THE lead singer of a rock band, a young man named Alice Cooper, has taken off his silver jump suit to reveal black ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 30 May 1970
Two Folk Singers Show Varied Styles At Village Clubs ...
Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground: Max's Kansas City, NYC
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 July 1970
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND was playing experimental rock in 1965 when the Beatles just wanted hold your hand and San Francisco was still the place where ...
Grand Funk Railroad: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 2 August 1970
Grand Funk Railroad Pleases A Full House at Fillmore East ...
Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band: Forest Hills Stadium, Queens NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 August 1970
Janis Joplin and Her New Group Give Rousing Forest Hills Show ...
Delaney & Bonnie: Wollman Rink, Central Park, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 August 1970
Delaney & Bonnie And New Friends Give Park Concert ...
Led Zeppelin: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 21 September 1970
ZEPPELIN BRINGS DRIVING STYLE HERE ...
Eric Burdon, War: Eric Burdon & War: Felt Forum, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 27 September 1970
Eric Burdon Bows with New Group. Singer's Band, War, Proves It's a Magnificent One ...
Obituary by Michael Lydon, The New York Times, 27 September 1970
"I could sit up here all night and say thank you, thank you. thank you, you know... I just want to grab you, man, and ...
Derek & The Dominos: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 25 October 1970
DEREK AND the Dominos is Eric Clapton's new rock group, and the people in the audience who were chanting "Clapton" before the group came onstage ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 10 January 1971
Buddy Miles Group And the Holding Co. Heard on Rock Bill ...
Janis Joplin: Pearl, Last Album Janis Joplin Made, May Be Her Finest
Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 16 January 1971
JANIS JOPLIN'S last recording has been released by Columbia Records; sadly, it's her most impressive one. ...
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Ungano's, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 January 1971
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & the Magic Band, a Los Angeles group, is playing through tonight at Ungano's, 210 West 70th Street. ...
Steppenwolf, Ten Wheel Drive, Luther Allison: Fillmore West, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 February 1971
Steppenwolf Back For Rock Program At Fillmore East ...
Manhattan Transfer: Hunter College, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 28 March 1971
Old Songs Receive A Rock Treatment At Hunter College ...
The Kinks Draw An Unruly Crowd
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 1 April 1971
The Kinks: Philharmonic Hall, NYC ...
Ike & Tina Turner: Ike and Tina Turner: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 April 1971
The Turners Shift To a New Category Called Porno Soul ...
Mountain: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 16 April 1971
MOUNTAIN TURNS UP ROCK-MUSIC VOLUME ...
Canned Heat, John Lee Hooker: John Lee Hooker, Canned Heat: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 17 April 1971
Hooker Performs With a Pop Group He Helped Inspire ...
Isaac Hayes: Isaac Hayes... To Be Continued
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 18 April 1971
The 'Black Moses' Should Move Ahead ...
Phil Ochs: Hunter College, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 19 April 1971
Real Phil Ochs Back, But There's a Penalty ...
Grateful Dead: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 April 1971
Grateful Dead Draws Far-Out Fans ...
Emerson Lake & Palmer: ELP: Fillmore East, New York NYC
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 2 May 1971
BRITISH BAND MAKES DEBUT AT FILLMORE ...
Alice Cooper: Town Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 8 May 1971
Concert in Drag By Alice Cooper, A Boy and Band ...
Linda Ronstadt: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 9 May 1971
Bright Song Style Of Linda Ronstadt Lights Up Fillmore ...
Nina Simone: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 May 1971
Throng Welcomes Nina Simone, Back After Long Absence ...
Carly Simon: The Bitter End, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 22 May 1971
CARLY SIMON SINGS AT THE BITTER END ...
Fanny: Fillmore East, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 30 May 1971
Fanny, a Four-Girl Rock Group, Poses a Challenge to Male Ego ...
If You Think It's Groovy To Rap, You're Shucking
Overview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 6 June 1971
WHEN YOU are trying to be a suburban Dharma Bum you have to try harder. Between the tennis court and the parking lot I read ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 June 1971
Zappa's Musicians Rock Through Epic Of Stylized Traveler ...
Elton John: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 12 June 1971
Solo, or With Group, Elton John Thrills Carnegie Audiences ...
Tom Jones: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 15 June 1971
TOM JONES EXCELS IN GARDEN RECITAL ...
The Holy Modal Rounders: Folk City, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 26 June 1971
Holy Modal Rounders Playing Fractured Country Music Here ...
Last Rites Are Merry Ones at the Fillmore East
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 29 June 1971
WITH SEVERAL thousand dollars worth of free food and beer and what one Fillmore regular described as "the best vibes since the place opened," the ...
John Denver: The Bitter End, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 3 July 1971
John Denver Shows Sensitivity and Style In Bitter End Songs ...
Elephant's Memory: Folk City, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 4 July 1971
Elephant's Memory Mixes Radicalism And a Rough Sound ...
Grand Funk Railroad: Shea Stadium, Brooklyn NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 10 July 1971
THE MAMMOTH Grand Funk Railroad concert last night before 55,000 people at Shea Stadium was really a spectacle, not a concert. ...
Loudon Wainwright III: The Gaslight, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 July 1971
Loudon Wainwright At Gaslight Evokes Dylan Comparisons ...
Rock Festivals: Sometimes You Can Even Hear The Music
Overview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 11 July 1971
"EVERYONE'S SAYING the music's for free" — that's the line from a recent rock album by singer David Crosby. But there have been signs that ...
Bo Diddley, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tower of Power: Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 19 July 1971
Bo Diddley Returns on Guitar At Forest Hills Rock Concert ...
Bill Withers: Bitter End, New York NYC
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 30 July 1971
Bill Withers Plays In Soul-Folk Style ...
The Who: Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 31 July 1971
The Who Play First Program Of '71 Here Despite Downpour ...
Donny Hathaway: Donny Hathaway (Atco)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 1 August 1971
EVER SINCE Otis Redding's tragic death in 1967, record companies have been searching for the great black hope to fill his shoes. Whenever a new ...
Stephen Stills: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 1 August 1971
Stephen Stills Plays at Garden In His First Solo Concert Here ...
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 2 August 1971
Raga and Rock Link 2 Cultures ...
Three Dog Night: If You Encounter a 6-Foot Frog
Report by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 7 August 1971
I HAD NEVER been to Dallas. I had not been opposed to going to Dallas. It just was not one of those places I had ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 10 September 1972
Stephen Stills: Manassas (Atlantic); The Impressions: Times Have Changed (Curtom); The Staple Singers: Be Altitude: Respect Yourself (Stax); Tom Rush: Merrimack County (Columbia) ...
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen: Hot Licks, Cold Steel & Truckers Favorites (Paramount)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 15 October 1972
Truckin' the Blues Away ...
Bobby Womack: Understanding (United Artists)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 22 October 1972
ALTHOUGH HE'S one of the most respected rhythm 'n' blues guitarist/songwriters, Bobby Womack hasn't yet hit the big time the way an Isaac Hayes or ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 22 October 1972
AT LEAST every other week another group appears that's hailed by its publicists as the biggest thing since the Beatles. in the case of T. ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 13 November 1972
Militancy Replaces Old Frills At First Latin Music Festival ...
Johnny Nash, Billy Paul: The Bitter End, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 17 November 1972
JOHNNY NASH HEARD; BILLY PAUL ON BILL ...
Bonnie Raitt: Give It Up (Warner Bros.)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 10 December 1972
Bonnie Branches Out ...
The Persuasions: Spread The Word (Capitol)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 10 December 1972
GHETTO KIDS don't have parents who can spare a few hundred dollars for an electric guitar like their suburban counterparts. But they do possess an ...
Grand Funk Railroad: Grand Funk's Thin Din
Comment by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 24 December 1972
THEY'RE too loud. Their playing is mediocre. They can't sing – all war cries for a cobweb-brained establishment confronted with rock-music it can't understand. ...
Grand Funk Railroad, Freddie King: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 25 December 1972
Grand Funk Railroad Steams Into the Garden at Full Throttle ...
La Lupe, Tito Puente: When La Lupe Sings, She Gets Involved
Profile and Interview by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 4 February 1973
THE HOUSEWIFE in Engelwood, N.J., who shops the local supermarket with her mother is also the official "Queen of Latin Song," with partisan audiences that ...
Glen Campbell: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 23 February 1973
Glen Campbell Adds To His Star Status In Carnegie Recital ...
Al Green: Philharmonic Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 20 March 1973
Green's Distinctive Soul Singing Avoids Reliance on Microphone ...
George Jones, Tammy Wynette: Tammy Wynette and George Jones: Philharmonic Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 27 March 1973
Wynette and Jones Present, in Songs, Flavor of Nashville ...
Alice Cooper: Alice and His $1 Million
Report and Interview by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, April 1973
"TO BE HONEST, I was a little worried about the guillotine," Alice Cooper says. "The safety doesn't work too well, and, well, there was that ...
Taj Mahal, Curtis Mayfield: Curtis Mayfield, Taj Mahal: Philharmonic Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 9 April 1973
Curtis Mayfeld's Soul Singing Displays His Fluency in Argot ...
Elvis Presley: Nassau Coliseum, Long Island NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 25 June 1973
Presley Mixes His Early Hits With More Recent 'Safe' Songs ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 1 July 1973
B.B. King's Blues Barn Creates Echoes of Past ...
Roberta Flack, War: Shea Stadium, Queens, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 6 July 1973
Harmonica Turns Concert Into 'Party' ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 10 July 1973
FANS SAY 'LONGER' TO SLY'S 'HIGHER' No Encore After the Glitter — Wild West Show on Bill ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 15 July 1973
A Bland Carole King ...
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Max's Kansas City, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 23 July 1973
Waiters Serve Up Genuine Reggay ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 5 August 1973
Harry? He's Lost in the Woodwinds ...
The Moments, The Sylvers, The Whispers: The Sylvers, The Whispers, The Moments: Apollo Theater
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 22 August 1973
TV's Soul Train Moves to Apollo ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 26 August 1973
'OUR LATIN THING' PLAYS AT STADIUM 30,000 See Fania All Stars and Others at Second Base ...
Obituary by Richard Goldstein, The New York Times, 26 August 1973
LILLIAN ROXON, who died on Aug. 9, understood something important about pop music and its milieu, which is that the very basis of its impact ...
The Charlie Daniels Band: Charlie Daniels: Writer Rides High on 'Uneasy Rider'
Interview by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 5 September 1973
PICKING ITS way carefully across the playlists of the music radio stations is a song titled 'Uneasy Rider', performed by its composer Charlie Daniels. The ...
Art Garfunkel: Angel Clare (Columbia)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 9 September 1973
Garfunkel On His Own ...
The Pointer Sisters: Roseland Ballroom, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 13 September 1973
Upbeat Nostalgia Tones Scat-Singing Of Pointer Sisters ...
Elton John: Madison Square Garden, New York
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 25 September 1973
Elton John Subdues "Side Issue" Tactics; Fans Provide Extras ...
New York: Pop, Rock Thrive on Concert Format
Report by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 25 September 1973
SAME FACES, new places — that's the outlook for rock in the coming months in New York. The rock industry (and it is an industry) ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 21 October 1973
Solo YarrowPETER YARROW would appear to have shed all semblance of times past when he fronted an all-electric group at Max's Kansas City on Park ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 2 November 1973
Pop Music: Dolls Fans Visit Waldorf for Halloween ...
Bette Midler, Yoko Ono: Bette Midler: Bette Midler (Atlantic); Yoko Ono: Feeling The Space (Apple)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 4 November 1973
No Torches for Bette and Yoko ...
Ashford & Simpson: Alice Tully Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 16 November 1973
Pop Music: Twin Talents Of Ashford and Simpson ...
Hawkwind: Academy of Music, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 27 November 1973
Britain's Hawkwind Gives Earthy Rock The Cosmic Touch ...
Wings: Band On The Run (Apple)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 2 December 1973
Paul's Grooves Will Grab You ...
Barry Manilow, Bette Midler: Bette Midler, Barry Manilow: Palace Theater, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 4 December 1973
Miss M. Divine: Bette Midler Begins Month at the Palace ...
Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (Columbia)
Review by Bruce Pollock, The New York Times, 16 December 1973
Springsteen Celebrates Street Life ...
Emerson Lake And Palmer: Emerson, Lake and Palmer: Why They Won't Bach Around The Clock
Interview by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 16 December 1973
WITH EMERSON, Lake and Palmer, apparently nothing succeeds like excess. The successful British rock trio, which is known for its appearances with symphony orchestras, is due at ...
Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark (Asylum)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 6 January 1974
Joni's Songs Are For Everyone ...
Buck Owens Bringing Nashville North by Way of West Coast
Interview by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 11 January 1974
"THERE'S SO much prejudice in New York — I think they're afraid of it." The speaker was the country music singer Buck Owens, and the ...
Buck Owens: The Pop Life: Buck Owens Bringing Nashville North by Way of West Coast
Interview by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 11 January 1974
"THERE'S SO much prejudice in New York — I think they're afraid of it." The speaker was the country music singer Buck Owens, and the ...
Bob Dylan: Planet Waves (Asylum)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 20 January 1974
Dylan Is His Own Dilemma ...
Joni Mitchell, Tom Scott: Joni Mitchell: Avery Fisher Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 9 February 1974
Folk‐Rock's Ethel Merman ...
Foghat: Energized (Bearsville)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 10 February 1974
Pop: Foghat's Energy Zap ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 11 February 1974
Charlie Rich, Tom T. Hall Head Country Music Bill ...
Maria Muldaur, Stephen Stills: Stephen Stills, Maria Muldaur: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 11 February 1974
Stephen Stills Gets Himself Together ...
The Spinners, The Temptations: The Temptations, The Spinners: Apollo Theater, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 14 April 1974
THE ATTRACTION at the Apollo Theater is actually a confrontation between two major soul singing groups, the Temptations, the headliners, and the Spinners. This is ...
The Eagles: Capitol Theater, Passaic NJ
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 14 May 1974
EAGLES SERVE ROCK WITH COUNTRY FLAIR ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 2 June 1974
Setting a Scene for Rock ...
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 5 July 1974
On L.I., Jazz Takes a Back Seat to Soul ...
Jobriath: The Bottom Line, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 26 July 1974
Jobriath Displays A New Rock Voice But Familiar Face ...
Dory Previn: Dory Previn (Warner Bros.)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 8 September 1974
The Perceptive Songs Of Dory Previn ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 15 September 1974
A Rising Star Needs a Setting ...
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 6 October 1974
The Songwriter Sings ...
Aretha Franklin: With Everything I Feel In Me (Atlantic)
Review by Loraine Alterman, The New York Times, 24 November 1974
Aretha, You're the Top ...
Gil Scott-Heron, Donald Byrd & the Blackbyrds: Carnegie Hall, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 23 February 1975
Gil Scott-Heron, Poet ...
Little Feat, Allen Toussaint: Beacon Theater, New York NY
Live Review by Ian Dove, The New York Times, 21 April 1975
LITTLE FEAT HEARD IN RELAXED BLUES ...
The Ventures: Surf: On Screen On Canvas, on the Radio
Report by Deanne Stillman, The New York Times, 2 September 1990
OVER 20 YEARS ago, Tom Wolfe hung around with a group of California surfers and described them in "The Pump House Gang", an essay frequently ...
Christian Marclay, MC 900-foot Jesus, Urban Dance Squad: Now Turning the Tables... the D.J. as Star
Overview by Mark Dery, The New York Times, 14 April 1991
Disk jockeys want nothing less than the acceptance of the lowly turntable as a legitimate musical instrument. ...
KRS-One, N.W.A., Public Enemy, Run DMC: In Rap's Hometown, an Icy Reception
Report by Rob Tannenbaum, The New York Times, 28 April 1991
THE MARQUEE'S experiment with rap concerts didn't last long. The small club, in the Chelsea section of Manhattan, usually presents alternative-rock bands. But after the ...
Sonny Sharrock: A Musician With Lightning In His Hands
Profile and Interview by Mark Dery, The New York Times, 5 May 1991
Sonny Sharrock knew his route would be rocky. ...
Overview by Deanne Stillman, The New York Times, 12 May 1991
With myriad clubs, fanzines and hair salons, rude dudeness (tattoos included) is a way of life. ...
Paula Abdul's State-of-the-Art Dance Pop
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 12 May 1991
JUST AS THERE are those who worry about additive-riddled junk food, so too there's an unofficial "campaign for real music." ...
Profile and Interview by Mark Dery, The New York Times, 16 June 1991
WHEN VOLUNTEERS are needed for the first brain chips – surgically inserted microcircuits that, the theory goes, will boost brainpower – Kraftwerk will be first ...
EMF: E.M.F.: A New Band That's All the Rave
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 30 June 1991
LONDON — The trance-dance rhythms and euphoric aura of acid house music have drastically altered the outlook and aspirations of most British rock groups. ...
How MTV Plays Around the World
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 7 July 1991
THE FACTS SPEAK for themselves. MTV Europe, the fastest-growing cable and satellite channel on the continent, is available in 24 million households in 27 countries, ...
Jane's Addiction: Jane’s Addiction and Lollapalooza: A Woodstock For The Lost Generation
Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 4 August 1991
There’s no contest: this summer's biggest tour is the aptly titled Lollapalooza, a mobile rock festival featuring a bill of premier alternative bands – Siouxsie ...
Overview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 18 August 1991
SO VOLATILE is the club scene that few artists have been able to make a career out of dance music, which is released mostly as ...
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 27 October 1991
THERE WAS A time when the Boston group the Pixies was the last word in rock-and-roll bacchanalia. ...
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 24 November 1991
NIRVANA'S VERTIGINOUS ascent to stardom has to be the year’s most surprising success story. The single ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ has been in heavy rotation ...
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 1 December 1991
THIS YEAR, THE most popular phenomenon in British alternative rock is a wave of hazy neo-psychedelic guitar groups. ...
Hole: Belting Out That Most Unfeminine Emotion
Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 9 February 1992
SUSAN FALUDI, the author of Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, said recently in a magazine interview that "anger is not something that's an ...
Medicine, Mercury Rev: Mercury Rev and Medicine: Fuzzy Daydreams Replace the Grimness of Grunge
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 22 November 1992
AFTER THE EXPLOSIVE success of Nirvana last year, and the ensuing breakthrough by Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, alternative rock is now ...
LL Cool J: L.L. Cool J: 14 Shots to the Dome (Def Jam/Columbia 53325; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 9 May 1993
Making a Pitch To Rap's Hard Core ...
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 20 June 1993
AS HOMAGES to male bonding go, it would be hard to beat 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang', the hit single from The Chronic, the latest ...
Run DMC: The Grand Old Men of Rap Strike Back
Profile and Interview by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 20 June 1993
THE RAPPER Run (Joseph Simmons) snakes his way down the corridors leading to the green room at MTV's mid-Manhattan studio. Everywhere he turns, there's an ...
The Fall: The Infotainment Scan (Matador)
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 11 July 1993
THE FALL is one of England’s enduring cult bands. Formed in 1976 by the singer and lyricist Mark E. Smith, it evolved into one of ...
Bell Biv DeVoe: Hootie Mack (MCA 10682; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 18 July 1993
When Rap Meets Rhythm-and-Blues ...
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 22 August 1993
The singer Björk has gone solo, as some devotees always felt she should. ...
The Auteurs, Morrissey, Suede: British Rockers Trot Out the Flag
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 5 September 1993
LONDON — In rock-and-roll just as in politics, the United States and England have a special relationship. Together, they have dominated global pop. Over the decades, ...
Tony! Toni! Toné!: Sons of Soul (Mercury 3145514933-2; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 5 September 1993
Basking in Soul's Past Glory ...
Garth Brooks: In Pieces (Liberty 80857; CD and cassette)
Review by Holly Gleason, The New York Times, 26 September 1993
A Megastar for Everyman ...
Will Downing: Love's the Place to Be (Mercury 3145180862; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 26 September 1993
WILL DOWNING'S voice is an elegant, languid caress. But the 28-year-old singer, who has three previous albums, has never enjoyed the success of Luther Vandross ...
Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 14 November 1993
THIS MAJOR-LABEL debut by the Smashing Pumpkins recently shot straight onto the Billboard chart at No. 10, partially justifying the industry hype about the Chicago ...
Toni Braxton: Her Throaty Alto Gently Echoes An Earlier Era
Profile and Interview by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 5 December 1993
THE FIRST clue that Toni Braxton's career was about to take off came in 1992 when she was the featured singer on the soundtrack for ...
Morrissey: Vauxhall and I (Sire)
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 1994
IF TWO WORDS come close to encapsulating Morrissey's sensibility, they are isolation and insularity. ...
Jodeci: Diary of a Mad Band (Uptown Records UPTC 10915; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 9 January 1994
The Hip-Hop's Great, but There's Just One Problem ...
Afghan Whigs: Gentlemen (Elektra Records 9-61501-2; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 6 February 1994
IT'S IRONIC that Greg Dulli, leader of the Afghan Whigs, has gained a reputation as alternative rock's newest sex symbol. The Cincinnati-based group's first major-label ...
Aphex Twin: Techno Wars: A House Divided Over Beats
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 13 March 1994
ONLY A FEW years ago, it was easy to define techno as a fast-paced dance music based on electronic textures. ...
Alison Krauss: Once a "Fiddlin' Teen", She's Now in Demand
Profile and Interview by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 24 April 1994
ALISON KRAUSS'S eyes bulged at the old newspaper clipping, an arrow from the past headlined, "Fiddlin' Teen Burns Up the Competition." Sitting upstairs in her ...
Ten City: That Was Then, This Is Now (Columbia CT57183; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 15 May 1994
BYRON STINGILY, singer for the trio Ten City, is a disciple of Sylvester, one of disco's biggest male stars. Like Sylvester, who died in 1988, ...
Reba McEntire: Read My Mind (MCA 10994; CD and cassette)
Review by Holly Gleason, The New York Times, 12 June 1994
NOBODY TRICK ropes vocally like Reba McEntire. With stunning control, she can twirl, curl and throw a loop around a melody better than anyone. ...
Dan Penn: A Career Made of Being Where He Doesn't Belong
Profile and Interview by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 31 July 1994
DAN PENN is propped against a graffiti-covered wall in Harlem. The photographer motions to him and Mr. Penn responds by pushing his sunglasses down and ...
Seal: A Conjurer Of Lush Grooves
Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 14 August 1994
What to call Seal’s blend of symphonic dance music and mystical lyrics? New Age funk? Progressive disco? Seal belongs to that strain of maverick, slightly ...
Leadbelly, Nirvana: A Simple Song That Lives Beyond Time: Leadbelly via Kurt Cobain
Essay by Eric Weisbard, The New York Times, 13 November 1994
IMMEDIATELY after the suicide of Kurt Cobain, lead singer of the rock band Nirvana, last April, MTV broadcasted almost continuously an hourlong Unplugged special that ...
Suede: The London Suede: Dog Man Star
Review by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 27 November 1994
A SUPERGROUP IN Britain, Suede failed to sway America last year with its heady blend of raunch guitar and flamboyant androgyny. ...
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 8 January 1995
Rhythm-and-Blues Has a New Breed ...
Combustible Edison, Esquivel, Stereolab: Incredibly Strange Music: The Revenge of the Un-Hip
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 5 February 1995
IT'S OFFICIAL: IT'S HIP TO BE square. Collectors are paying top dollar for original albums from such '50s and '60s easy-listening fare as LP's designed ...
Graham Nash: A Technology to Teach the Children Well
Interview by Charles Bermant, The New York Times, 13 March 1995
IN THE INFORMATION age, powerful technology without compelling content is an empty experience indeed. This realization by the singer Graham Nash led to his partnership ...
Chris Whitley: A Latter-Day Folkie Gets Noisy
Profile and Interview by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 26 March 1995
THE ROCKER TODAY whose music evokes Jimi Hendrix's splendid noise more powerfully than anyone else's is Chris Whitley – an improbable claim, given Mr. Whitley's ...
Linda Ronstadt: Feels Like Home (Elektra; CD and cassette)
Review by Holly Gleason, The New York Times, 9 April 1995
Linda Ronstadt Comes Full Circle ...
Stephin Merritt: Stephen Merritt: Bubble Gum With a Punk Attitude
Essay by Eric Weisbard, The New York Times, 21 May 1995
TO STEPHIN MERRITT, one of alternative rock's newest cult figures, Top 40 jingles are purer music than any punk. Yet it's punk fans who have ...
Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky: Trip Hop: Another City, Another New Sound
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 28 May 1995
POP GROUPS hate being identified as part of a scene centred on a city. But if there's one thing bands resent even more, it is ...
Naughty by Nature: Poverty's Paradise (Tommy Boy; CD and cassette)
Review by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 16 July 1995
PERHAPS THE biggest crime a hip-hop act can commit is to go pop, to soften its sound to achieve mass appeal. Over the course of ...
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 6 August 1995
JUNGLE – A FRENETIC, fiercely percussive dance sound made using samples and computers – is the most exciting musical movement to emerge from Britain since ...
Terence Trent D'Arby: Not Just a Comeback. A Reinvention.
Interview by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 13 August 1995
TERENCE TRENT D'Arby is explaining, for what may be the umpteenth time, why he lopped off his dreadlocks in favor of a close-cropped peroxide coif. ...
Blur, Oasis: Battle of the Bands — Old Turf, New Combatants
Overview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 22 October 1995
RIGHT NOW, the British music scene is convulsed with patriotic fervor. For the first time in over a decade, young British guitar bands are penetrating ...
Report and Interview by RJ Smith, The New York Times, 28 January 1996
EVEN FOR A break-all-the-rules punk rock band, some rules still apply. It's 10 minutes to stage, and the members of Rancid are sitting in their ...
Report by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 7 April 1996
A QUIET revolution is at hand in urban music. Gone is the boasting about the girl you seduced last night and can't remember today. These ...
The Fugees: With Help From Roberta Flack, The Fugees Are Redefining Rap
Interview by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 26 May 1996
IT'S SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE the start of the recent Fugees show here at the Irvine Auditorium on the University of Pennsylvania campus, and the rap ...
Comment by Evelyn McDonnell, The New York Times, 2 June 1996
AT THE HEART of feminism lies the belief in self-determination: women should define their own identities. One recent expression of that tenet can be found ...
Strolling Down Punk-Rock Lane: Legs McNeil
Profile and Interview by Ira Robbins, The New York Times, 7 July 1996
THE CLASS OF 1976 held a reunion in the lobby of the Gershwin Hotel late last month. While inspecting a photography exhibition documenting their youth, ...
George Clinton, Punk-Funk All Stars: George Clinton, the Reigning Hippie of Funk
Profile by Amy Linden, The New York Times, 27 October 1996
WHEN JERRY Garcia died last year and the Grateful Dead disbanded shortly thereafter, the question arose as to who would inherit the band's legacy of ...
The Beatles, Paul McCartney: He May Be Sir Paul, But He's Still a Beatle
Interview by Bob Spitz, The New York Times, 25 May 1997
ON A RECENT afternoon in the kitchen of a quaint 17th-century mill house overlooking the English Channel, there was a sense of eventfulness. The room ...
Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer: A Vote for the Hired Guns of Rock-and-Roll
Comment by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 26 July 1998
EVER SINCE the Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame gave itself the ticklish job of anointing a rock-and-roll pantheon, one of its stated goals has been to ...
Essay by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 20 September 1998
ALTHOUGH THE great blues singer and guitarist Robert Johnson died 60 years ago, swallowed up at 27 by the rural Mississippi demiworld of juke joints ...
Taj Mahal: In Progress and Motion (Columbia/Legacy)
Review by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 29 November 1998
EMERGING IN THE late '60s as an anomaly – one of the few young black musicians to embrace the folk-blues revival – Taj Mahal flirted ...
Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk: Trance: New Invader on the Dance Floor
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 29 November 1998
THE ESPERANTO of electronic dance music, trance is probably the most popular rave sound in the world. Although this kinetic, hypnotic music has maintained a ...
Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk: Trance: New Invader on the Dance Floor
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 29 November 1998
THE ESPERANTO of electronic dance music, trance is probably the most popular rave sound in the world. Although this kinetic, hypnotic music has maintained a ...
Geoff Muldaur: The Secret Handshake
Review by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 13 December 1998
"THE WHITE MAN cannot vocal the blues,'' said the blues singer Muddy Waters with grave finality, and his maxim has only rarely been disproved. ...
Guide by Charles Bermant, The New York Times, 17 December 1998
THE KINKS ARE the only major British Invasion group aside from the Rolling Stones to continue to perform and record, and, like many musicians, have ...
Fatboy Slim, Lo Fidelity Allstars: Big Beat: Dance Music From England With a Dark Side
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 7 March 1999
BIG BEAT, a boisterous hybrid of hip-hop and house music, is currently the most popular dance style in Britain. ...
Fatboy Slim: Electronica Goes Straight To Ubiquity
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 6 June 1999
THE USUAL trajectory for a new form of pop music is from underground sound to mainstream omnipresence, followed by eventual banalization as the style filters ...
Smart, Lyrical, Even Genteel, But Is It Rock?
Essay by Eric Weisbard, The New York Times, 1 August 1999
FOR ONE breed of rock fan, last year's most important album was probably Lucinda Williams's Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, a dozen perfectly turned ...
Missy Elliott, Timbaland: Timbaland and Missy Elliott: Partners in the Engine Room of Rap
Comment by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 1 August 1999
POP-MUSIC history tends to focus on glamorous vocalists and visionary songwriters, but the evolution of black pop is another story: it's as much about changes ...
Puff Daddy: It Isn't Easy Being a Superman
Comment by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 10 October 1999
A FEW SONGS into Forever, the recently released second album by the rapper-producer-entrepreneur Puff Daddy, there is a skit about people phoning the Player-Haters Anonymous ...
The Chemical Brothers: Warhol: The Herald Of Sampling
Comment by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 7 November 1999
MENTION ANDY Warhol's relationship to pop music, and the first name to crop up will be that of the Velvet Underground, the band Warhol championed ...
DMX, Eve: Family Values in the Rap Business: Ruff Ryders, Cash Money and co.
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 12 March 2000
WHEN THE RAPPER DMX accepted a trophy for best R&B album at the Billboard Music Awards last year, he took the stage flanked by a ...
Pop in the 90's: Everything for Everyone
Essay by Eric Weisbard, The New York Times, 30 April 2000
GEORGE STRAIT is a middle-aged country singer with an easy grin about him; even his boxed sets go platinum. Ice Cube is an intense rapper ...
Bill Monroe: Before Bluegrass, Bill Monroe Was Already a Star
Retrospective by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, July 2000
SO CLOSELY IS the late Bill Monroe identified with his musical creation, bluegrass, that it's almost as if man and music called each other into ...
Strike the Band: Pop Music Without Musicians
Report and Interview by Tony Scherman, The New York Times, 10 February 2001
IN THE 1950s and '60s, the recording studio became an instrument. From its humble origins documenting live performances, the studio turned into a music-maker itself, ...
Book Review by Eric Weisbard, The New York Times, 12 August 2001
WHEN JOEY Ramone died this past April, the flood of appreciations must have surprised casual music fans. The Ramones, quintessential 1970's punks, had never sold ...
Adult, Fischerspooner: The '70s are so '90's: The '80s are the thing now
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 5 May 2002
AND NOW, the '80s. It was probably inevitable. The pop music and fashion industries depend on recycling their own history, and the retro styles of ...
Radio Patter From the Past: Vintage DJs Rock On
Essay by Marc Weingarten, The New York Times, 9 May 2002
THE DISC jockey's voice, oddly compelling, comes booming out of the computer speakers as if shot from a cannon. ...
At Indie Music Shop, A Guide via MP3s
Report by Marc Weingarten, The New York Times, 16 May 2002
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Book Review by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 25 August 2002
Do Not Speak Ill of the Dead ...
Ms Dynamite, So Solid Crew, The Streets: The Streets: The British Can't Rap, Haven't You Heard?
Overview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 20 October 2002
THE BRITISH have always had a flair for taking black American music, giving it a twist and then exporting it back, stylishly repackaged. Blues, R&B, ...
The Advantage: Resurrecting the Riffs, A Nintendo Rock Band
Profile and Interview by Marc Weingarten, The New York Times, 29 April 2004
AS A YOUNG fan of Nintendo video games and an aspiring musician in Nevada City, Calif., Spencer Seim spent a lot of time in his ...
Report by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 23 January 2005
IN THE FIRST months of 2005, two of electronic dance music's biggest bands will release what are generally referred to as long-awaited albums. ...
Leonard Cohen's Troubles May Be a Theme Come True
Report by Marc Weingarten, The New York Times, 6 October 2005
Betrayal and bitterness have been running themes in Leonard Cohen's work ever since Songs of Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter's debut album, appeared in 1968. ...
Sinead O'Connor, Liz Phair: Playing Against Type: Liz Phair and Sinead O'Connor
Report and Interview by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 17 October 2005
WHEN JOHNNY CASH returned to the spotlight in 1994 with American Recordings, the first in a series of records that presented him as a folkie ...
Rock Fans, Sit Back, Relax, Enjoy the Show
Comment by Marc Weingarten, The New York Times, 24 January 2006
IN THIS digital age of expanding leisure options, some old-school ideas still have staying power. ...
Daft Punk, Justice: Electronica that Rocks, à la Française
Report and Interview by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 1 July 2007
ONE OF THE most blogged-about sets at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Southern California took place on a stage dominated by ...
Joy Division: Music to Brood by, Desolate and Stark
Retrospective by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 7 October 2007
THE MYSTIQUE surrounding Joy Division has always been way out of proportion to its record sales. Far bigger bands, like the Clash and Pink Floyd, ...
Rocking Cincinnati's R&B Cradle
Retrospective and Interview by RJ Smith, The New York Times, 23 January 2009
A CROWD GATHERS around crumbling walls that are a small evolutionary step up from a miserable pile of bricks. The facade leaks water, and masonry ...
Laurie Anderson: Electronic Expressions in the Service of the Soul
Profile and Interview by Will Hermes, The New York Times, 25 June 2010
LAURIE ANDERSON was home for a few hours last month — a rare occurrence. This musician and multi-media artist had returned from Poland, where she ...
Ellen Willis: Out Of The Vinyl Deeps – Ellen Willis on Rock Music (University of Minnesota Press)
Book Review by Evelyn McDonnell, The New York Times, 10 June 2011
WOODSTOCK WAS A RIP-OFF. Creedence Clearwater Revival eclipsed the Rolling Stones. Bob Dylan struggled with identity. Janis Joplin "was not so much a victim as ...
Björk: Is Björk the last great pop innovator?
Comment by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 4 July 2011
EARLIER THIS YEAR I interviewed Amanda Brown of cult band LA Vampires and was surprised when she announced that "every day I wake up and ...
The Songs of Now Sound a Lot Like Then
Comment by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 15 July 2011
ONCE POP MUSIC was something by which you could tell the decade, or even the year. But listening to the radio nowadays is disorienting, if ...
Comment by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 12 August 2011
1: 'NOW' POP WILL REPEAT ITSELF Museums, Reunions, Rock Docs, Re-enactments ...
Grimes, Laurel Halo, Maria Minerva, Stellar OM Source: Breaking Through the Synth Barrier
Report and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 7 October 2011
SUDDENLY IT SEEMS there are a lot more women twiddling those knobs than ever before. ...
Profile and Interview by Mark Rozzo, The New York Times, 4 December 2011
BARELY A MONTH after his 22nd birthday, the British reporter, novelist and pop critic Nik Cohn hunkered down in a cottage in Connemara, on Ireland's ...
Ke$ha: Dancing Up a Storm but Dying to Rock
Profile and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 23 November 2012
LOS ANGELES – At the Third Encore rehearsal studio in North Hollywood, there's a wall decorated with photographs of clients who've prepared there for tours, ...
David Bowie: The Singer Who Fell to Earth
Retrospective and Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 6 March 2013
ON 'THE STARS (ARE OUT TONIGHT)', the new single from David Bowie's comeback album, The Next Day, one line jumps out: "We will never be ...
Interview by Simon Reynolds, The New York Times, 19 May 2013
THOMAS BANGALTER, half of the influential French dance-music act Daft Punk, has a house high in the Hollywood Hills here. He and his musical partner, ...
The Beatles: Mark Lewisohn: Tune In: The Beatles – All These Years, Volume 1
Book Review by Tim Riley, The New York Times, 6 December 2013
APPROACHES TO retelling the Beatles' story slice in two distinct directions: narrow or wide. Some authors choose a single figure and bore down deep, which ...
Stephen Malkmus Doesn't Think He Was a Jerk
Interview by Rob Tannenbaum, The New York Times, 14 May 2018
"I HATE BEING TAN," Stephen Malkmus said almost immediately, standing in the lobby of a Midtown hotel. His olive complexion, the unwanted result of a ...
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