40 Years Later, DEVO Turns Out to Have Been Proven Right
Unlike Weezer, these rock icons gave us "Satisfaction" from their powerful cover.
Modern-Day Thors Drop the Hammer: These Vikings Show Us How to Rock
Primal sounds transcend what you thought you knew about good music.
Why Weezer’s “Africa” Is the Worst Pop Recording of All Time
RCL music columnist Tim Sommer has been rocked by cover...and not in a good way.
I am the Yr in “Kill Yr idols”: How I Inspired Sonic Youth’s Iconic Song
RCL music columnist Tim Sommer reveals how he inspired Thurston Moore lyric.
Adam Ant: The Once and Future Rock Star
40 years into his career, more Americans need to discover this under-appreciated performer.
Herman’s Hermits Singer Still Rocking…..Even If He Can’t Be Herman In Home Country
Peter Noone still hitting high notes 55 years later.
Stuart “Woody” Wood and the Legacy of the Bay City Rollers
The Scottish pop-rock band was huge in the mid-1970s and still rolls on.
Dean Friedman’s “Ariel” Is “The Great Gatsby” of Music
Tim Sommer breaks down the brilliance of the '70s cult classic.
Kinky Friedman’s New Album “Circus of Life” Is Full of Surprises
The Texas songwriting legend says we ought to give Donald Trump a chance.
Hootie & the Blowfish: The Last Great Classic College Rock Band
The man who signed the band explains why they were the high water mark of college radio.
Immersion: The Punk Band That Sounds Like Honey and Bees in a Planetarium
Their latest album, "Sleepless," is one of the best of the year.
Hey, Rolling Stone! That’s My Damn Johnny Depp Anecdote!
The magazine recounts the time Depp dropped acid at Atlantic Records. Tim Sommer was there.
The Week That Took Two Master Drummers of Rock
Nick Knox of the Cramps and D.J. Fontana, who played with Elvis Presley, died last week.
Discovering the Holy Electric Hot Fire Ants of Live Rock ’n’ Roll
Everyone remembers their first time.
Danny Kirwan: Fleetwood Mac’s Graceful Ghost Translated Sadness Into Song
Kirwan, who died Friday at age 68, sang and played guitar for Fleetwood Mac between 1968 and 1972.
Inside the Songs of Our Lives: ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’
Songwriter Bruce Woolley on the power of the song and video that launched MTV.