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The ’80s Music Scene? Mark ‘Weissguy’ Weiss Was There, With His Camera
Farm Aid at 35
The 35 Best Lesser-Known Artists of the Last 35 Years, Picked by 35 Well-Known Artists
Birthday Boy
Krist Novoselic on the Lasting Impact of Nirvana
The Most Influential Artists: #1 Nirvana
Australia’s Dark Pop Princess
The Most Influential Artists: #2 Prince
Laura Jane Grace on Staying Alive and Staring Into the Abyss
The Most Influential Artists: #3 Madonna
YUNGBLUD: ‘I Wrote an Album for the Weirdest Years of Our Lives’
The White Stripes’ Archivist Ben Blackwell Reveals the Stories Behind Their Greatest Hits
The Most Influential Artists: #4 N.W.A.
Made in Nigeria: The Grandson of Fela Kuti Upholds His Family’s Afrobeat Message
Still Bad to the Bone
The Most Influential Artists: #5 Nine Inch Nails
The Most Influential Artists: #6 2Pac
Tommy, Can You (Still) Hear Me?
The Most Influential Artists: #7 Run-DMC
Country Girl
America’s Obsession: Our 1994 Kate Moss Interview
The Most Influential Artists: #8 R.E.M.
The Most Influential Artists: #9 Public Enemy
The SPIN Interview: The Dalai Lama
John Mellencamp: American Son
The Making of Curtis Waters
The Most Influential Artists: #12 Beastie Boys
Love and the Muse
The Most Influential Artists: #13 Dr. Dre
The 35 Most Excellent Movies of the Last 35 Years
The Most Influential Artists: #14 U2
AC/DC Flick the Switch on
Power Up
Dear Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: Induct the Go-Go’s Already!
The Struggle for DIY: The Resilience of Marginalized Groups During the Pandemic
Common’s Mission for Peace in America
The Most Influential Artists: #17 The Notorious B.I.G.
Eddie Murphy and Spike Lee in Conversation: Our 1990 Cover Story
Finneas on COVID-Era Creativity, Not Being Starstruck and His Dream Collaboration
Tiananmen Square Revisited
Lenny Kravitz on New Memoir, Changing Musical Directions, Eddie Van Halen
The Most Influential Artists: #19 Michael Jackson
A Fan’s Note: The Who Are the Best Bloody Rock Band in the World
The 35 Most Important Moments in the Last 35 Years
The Most Influential Artists: #20 Jane’s Addiction
Can’t Stop the Music
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