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Behind the music on “Vinyl”: The live show triumph we’ve been waiting all season to see

The season one finale finally nails what it feels like to be present at a legendary concert in the making

Caryn Rose Monday, Apr 18, 2016 11:58 AM UTC 0
Entertainment Editor's Picks, HBO, Music, TV, Vinyl

Behind the music on “Vinyl”: Patti Smith, more Magic Tramps and Springsteen, who’s “like an approachable Dylan”

On the ninth episode of HBO's series about the '70s music scene, ACR considers swiping the Boss from Columbia

Caryn Rose Monday, Apr 11, 2016 11:58 AM UTC 0
Entertainment HBO, Music, TV, Vinyl

Behind the music on “Vinyl”: Blink and you’ll miss Bruce Springsteen

On episode 8 of HBO's drama about the '70s music scene, we find John Lennon and learn some facts about The Stooges

Caryn Rose Monday, Apr 4, 2016 12:00 PM UTC 0
Entertainment HBO, Music, TV, Vinyl

Behind the music on “Vinyl”: Elvis enters the building, and “the king of rock and roll is singing about lettuce”

In episode 7 of HBO's '70s music scene drama, Richie and Zak head to Vegas to woo the king

Caryn Rose Monday, Mar 28, 2016 12:00 PM UTC 0
Entertainment HBO, Music, TV, Vinyl

Behind the music on “Vinyl”: David Bowie bookends, plus an Iggy Pop tease

Episode 6 brings us "Suffragette City" and "Life on Mars?" and Andy Warhol gets knocked out [UPDATED]

Caryn Rose Monday, Mar 21, 2016 11:57 AM UTC 0
Entertainment Andy Warhol, David Bowie, HBO

Your new Replacements bible: “Trouble Boys” tells the truth about the Replacements — if you can handle it

The new biography, "Trouble Boys," is an unflinching, uncompromising look at the band and the legend

Caryn Rose Monday, Mar 14, 2016 10:58 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Biography, Bob Mehr, Books

Behind the music on “Vinyl”: The New York Dolls & Lou Reed take the stage, and Pink Floyd abandons the cardinal rule of album cover art

In Episode 5 of HBO's '70s music miniseries, we get to hear Big Star's "Thirteen" -- but it feels all wrong

Caryn Rose Monday, Mar 14, 2016 11:56 AM UTC 0
Entertainment HBO, Music, recap, Vinyl

Behind the music on “Vinyl”: Getting Sly & the Family Stone all wrong — at the expense of the band’s women

The HBO show about the music industry in the '70s gets small details right, but drops the ball on major players

Caryn Rose Monday, Mar 7, 2016 12:56 PM UTC 0
Entertainment HBO, Martin Scorsese, mick jagger

Behind the music on “Vinyl”: Did you spot Joey Ramone on last night’s episode?

Episode 3 of HBO's '70s rock love letter features a solid Alice Cooper and a "nutter in a figure skating costume"

Caryn Rose Monday, Feb 29, 2016 2:20 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Alice Cooper, HBO, joey ramone

Behind the music on “Vinyl”: There are Strokes cover bands that sound more like Lou Reed than this

The 2nd episode of HBO's new drama about the music industry in '73 has both brilliant and embarassing music moments

Caryn Rose Monday, Feb 22, 2016 1:30 PM UTC 0
Entertainment aol_on, HBO, Music, recap, TV, Vinyl

Behind the music on “Vinyl”: Martin Scorsese’s premiere gets the New York Dolls right — and Led Zeppelin so wrong

Set inside the New York music industry in 1973, "Vinyl" is a fascinating and frustrating chronicle of the era

Caryn Rose Monday, Feb 15, 2016 2:00 PM UTC 0
Entertainment HBO, Music, recap, Vinyl

An indie rock Johnny and June: Paul Westerberg and Juliana Hatfield team up for vulnerable, truth-telling “Wild Stab”

As the I Don't Cares, Westerberg and Hatfield have winning collaborative chemistry

Caryn Rose Wednesday, Jan 27, 2016 11:58 PM UTC 0
Entertainment i don't cares, indie-rock

Bruce Springsteen takes you to “The River” on his new tour: A heartfelt, back-to-basics show — that so far avoids politics

The E Street Band opened their new 22-city tour in Pittsburgh with a David Bowie tribute—and 3+ hours of rock

Caryn Rose Tuesday, Jan 19, 2016 7:25 PM UTC 0
Entertainment aol_on, Bruce Springsteen

“Look up, I’m in heaven”: Bowie’s haunting farewell “Blackstar” is a triumph

Bowie's death took us by surprise, but he laid out all the clues in his final release, waiting for us to catch on

Caryn Rose Tuesday, Jan 12, 2016 9:29 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Blackstar, David Bowie, Music

Bowie’s Live Aid magic: An unforgettable show, from the spine-tingling “Heroes” to his audacious “Dancing in the Street” duet

Even in the legendary Live Aid line-up, Bowie's set stood out for its power, energy, empathy and charm

Caryn Rose Tuesday, Jan 12, 2016 4:00 PM UTC 0
Entertainment aol_on, David Bowie, Live Aid

Springsteen worked slow for a reason: New “Ties That Bind” box set chronicles the fascinating and frustrating road to “The River”

10 songs get their first-ever release in this comprehensive look into what became Springsteen's 1980 double album

Caryn Rose Monday, Dec 7, 2015 11:58 PM UTC 0
Entertainment box set, Bruce Springsteen, Music

“Trouble in the heartland,” indeed: See Bruce Springsteen get political on the day after Reagan’s election in this amazing concert film

Rare footage from a Tempe, AZ concert on November 5, 1980, is available for the first time in a new box set

Caryn Rose Monday, Dec 7, 2015 11:57 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Bruce Springsteen, concert film

Springsteen’s “Ties That Bind”: The new documentary goes deep into the “adult concerns” that fueled “The River”

The documentary airs on HBO Nov. 27, and is part of a 35th anniversary box set of the 1980 double album, out Dec. 4

Caryn Rose Friday, Nov 20, 2015 12:59 PM UTC 0
Entertainment box sets, Bruce Springsteen

The best Paul Westerberg songs you never heard: A journey through his surprise 2008 solo gems

Way before it was called "pulling a Beyoncé," Westerberg self-released these brilliant extras seemingly on a whim

Caryn Rose Saturday, Apr 11, 2015 3:00 PM UTC 0
Entertainment Music, Paul Westerberg

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