In Search of the Lost Chord: Peace, Love and the Hippie Idea in 1967

By Danny Goldberg Jul 14, 2017 The counterculture movement championed the fight for civil rights, the protests against the Vietnam War and spiritual values above and beyond fame and fortune. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

The Man Who Invented Rock ’n’ Roll

Tim Riley / Truthdig Mar 18, 2016 This book is the story of Sam Phillips, who created the conditions for rock ’n’ roll, though he never wrote or played on any records, and his quest to rattle the foundations of American music and a country's ideas about itself. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The History of Rock ’n’ Roll in Ten Songs

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Aug 29, 2014 Author Greil Marcus doesn't explain these 10 songs (including one sung by Amy Winehouse, shown) or their power to thrill him; he tries to re-create in prose how it might have felt to perform them.Author Greil Marcus doesn't explain these 10 songs (including one sung by Amy Winehouse, above) or their power to thrill him; he tries to re-create in prose how it might have felt to perform them. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Fighting (for) the Right to Party

By John Halle Jul 17, 2014 The conventional left wisdom that music functions primarily as an occasion for the liberated expression of “collective joy” is all washed up. The carnivalesque spectacles are dead ends, channeling what might find political expression into narrowly personalized exercises in adolescent subjectivity. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Graham Nash Still Really Gives a S#!*

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 5, 2012 The first time Graham Nash made me want to talk back to grown-ups was in the summer of 1977. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Can You Hear Me Knocking? Hello?

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Jul 13, 2012 Dig deeper

Al Gore: Rock ‘n’ Roll Impresario

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2007 Why run for president when you can jet-set around the world mingling with rock stars? Al Gore seems to have found a third way for his career prospects by spicing up his global warming outreach with a series of concerts called "Live Earth." The tour launches from Sydney and will feature appearances by Madonna, the Police, Garth Brooks and a group of Antarctic scientists performing via satellite in front of icebergs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )