It used to be easier for Elvis Costello to write good rock songs. Is it because on his newest album, this angry young man really isn't either?

Twitter users are lampooning Ivanka Trump's unwelcome intrusions after a G20 Summit video went viral last weekend

Critics have accused South Dakota's Kristi Noem of "playing games with vulnerable children"

Greil Marcus is the author of "Mystery Train," "Lipstick Traces" and "Invisible Republic," among many other books. His column "Real Life Rock Top 10" will appear every other Monday in Salon Media.

Thanks to the pristine, prettified and precious new album "North," a longtime Elvis Costello die-hard finally dies. Hard.

Elvis Costello chats up everyone from Lou Reed to Bill Clinton on his eclectic Sundance talk show, "Spectacle."

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Putting the 'roll' back into rock 'n' roll: An interview with Nick Lowe

What the Boss' new box set and Dylan's "Basement Tapes" reveal about the (often murky) origins of rock legends

Kate McKinnon, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes and more react to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law

No candle in the wind, Anna Nicole Smith was more like a bonfire in a hailstorm -- and we couldn't pry our eyes away from her.

Polling shows many young Democrats won't socialize with Republicans — which just shows they have self-respect

Is "like" the new "meh?" Is that a sarcastic "haha?" New reactions bring new ways to obsess over implied tone