The funniest movie ever made about rock ‘n’ roll was 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap, a fictional and admirably accurate spoof of heavy metal stereotypes and the music business (penned by director Rob [...]
Windsong (1975) was probably John Denver’s most nature-inspired album. It lent its name to his newly established record label—formed, he said, to further Colorado musicians and his own [...]
Once a Nashville renegade, later a favorite son of Texas, Willie Nelson boasts a popularity that has elevated him to a stature approaching that of a contemporary national folk hero.
During Emmylou Harris’ five-decade journey as an interpreter and a distinctive stylist, she has taken her mentor Gram Parsons’ distinct vision of country music to a new, larger audience. She [...]
During the halcyon years of the Colorado Avalanche, nothing pumped up Stanley Cup-crazed fans more than the aggressive instrumental guitar sound blaring over the P.A. as the team took the ice at [...]
Marty Balin, the founder and one of the lead singers and songwriters of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, died on September 27, 2018. When Balin embarked on a solo career and began his [...]