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The Winners History of Rock and Roll
Steven Hyden Grantland Feb 2013

As mainstream rock declines and disappears from the radio, an examination of seven bands who were amongst the biggest of their respective eras.

Part 1: Led Zeppelin
Part 2: Kiss
Part 3: Bon Jovi
Part 4: Aerosmith
Part 5: Metallica
Part 6: Linkin Park
Part 7: The Black Keys
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Deadhead
Nick Paumgarten New Yorker Nov 2012

The Grateful Dead’s afterlife.

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Down and Out in the Top 10
Nitsuh Abebe New York Oct 2012

Grizzly Bear and the surprisingly crappy economics of indie rock stardom.

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Neil Young Comes Clean
David Carr New York Times Magazine Sep 2012

At 66, Young sobers up.

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How Lester Bangs Taught Me to Read
Maria Bustillos New Yorker Aug 2012

The rock critic’s lasting impact.

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We Are Alive
David Remnick New Yorker Jul 2012

A profile of Bruce Springsteen.

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Michael Stipe Has Great Hair
Tom Junod Esquire Jun 2001

A profile of the R.E.M. frontman.

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Up All Night With Amy Winehouse
Claire Hoffman Rolling Stone Jul 2008

A profile of the late singer.

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Patti Smith Interviewed by Thurston Moore
Patti Smith, Thurston Moore BOMB Magazine Nov 1996
TM The only other time I saw you was in Bleecker Bob’s in the ‘70s. You walked in eating pizza and wearing aviator glasses and Bleecker Bob showed you an Ian Dury picture sleeve and you said, “I don’t listen to music by people I don’t wanna fuck.” PS (laughter) Yeah, that was me.