Stevie Ray Vaughan: Playing as If His Life Depended on It

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Aug 23, 2019 How did the guitarist become the unique artist he was? A new book answers that question with uncommon clarity and authority. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

SpaceX’s Powerful New Rocket Puts Sports Car in Space

MARCIA DUNN / The Associated Press Feb 6, 2018 The Falcon Heavy rises from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 years ago to send men to the moon. It carries a red Tesla Roadster aiming for an endless road trip past Mars. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

David Bowie R.I.P.

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Pop Icon David Bowie Dies of Cancer at 69

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2016 Legendary, trailblazing musician David Bowie, a pioneer of glam-rock in the 1970s, died in New York on Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke Hit With $7.4 Million Fine in ‘Blurred Lines’ Copyright Case

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 12, 2015 A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday determined that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke had copied several elements from Marvin Gaye's 1977 song "Got to Give It Up" in making their 2013 hit "Blurred Lines." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lou Reed: A Tribute

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: A special musical tribute to Rock's glam beat badass. Plus: The Syria dilemma, and the life and times of Glenn Greenwald. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rock’s Revolutionary Poet, Lou Reed, Leaves Behind a ‘Great American Novel’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 28, 2013 His music was at once simple, loud, beautiful, difficult and always pushing the culture faster than it was ready to move. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NASA Needs More Moonage Daydreamers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2010 A lot of people have said in recent weeks that the space agency simply lacks the chutzpah that put a man on a moon. Figure out global warming? Boring, they say. The Onion has come up with a satirical solution that just might blow your minds: Project Spaceman, the David Bowie-inspired Glam Space Program. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )