Musicians have mocked the supposed death knell of rock ’n’ roll for more than 50 years. In 1974, the Who sang “Long live rock, be it dead or alive” amid the rise of unplugged singer-songwriters and ...

You’re a long-running rock n’ roll couple with a lot of musical friends, an enduring love for the local scene, and a newly empty nest. So of course, you take that as a cue to start a record label. The ...

Hindsight is 20/20. It’s easy to judge naysayers of classic albums now that they’re well…classic. But, label executives have the painstaking responsibility of anticipating reactions to albums while ...

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