Back in October 1975, the mercurial Bob Dylan teamed up with Bette Midler on the duet cover version of 'Buckets of Rain'.

From the Beatles' debut to the album that transformed Bob Dylan's career, these albums were all recorded quickly—but remain ...

The Dunedin band had an indelible influence on acts such as Pavement and Guided by Voices. A new oral history by Richard Langston is out now ...

It’s 1979 and he’s 20 years old, alone in his cluttered Mercedes, singing a new song to himself — “I Can’t Help It,” the ...

Raised in a religious sect in Texas, he drifted, becoming addicted to drugs, alcohol and fentanyl, while falling into a deep ...

I made one of my rare house calls today to look at a grandfather clock currently living (if that’s what a clock does) at the ...

She made stunning, forward-thinking songs in the 1950s, but was barely known – and aged 50, she disappeared. Now, with a new re-release of her music, she's recognised as a trailblazer.

The signature pose of the fifties counterculture is back, from goatees to espresso bars to a movie version of Jack Kerouac's ...

Columnist Ron Faucheux remembers when big moments in history came with era-defining soundtracks. He’s not sure that’s the ...

A star of Canada’s 1960s coffeehouse scene, many of Wiffen’s rich, bluesy songs about loss and longing were covered by ...

My 78-year-old father, wobbling to his feet, fidgeted for a tub of Mentos in his fleece pocket and, when the zipper failed to ...

From heartbreak to tragedy, these 15 albums turn grief into art, capturing raw emotion, personal turmoil, and enduring ...