http://dir.salon.com/topics/rock_n_roll/?source=rss&aim=rock_n_roll en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST By Louis P. Masur Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2009/01/27/springsteen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2009/01/27/springsteen/index.html?source=rss This should be Bruce's promised land. So why is his vision of America still so bleak? By Sarah Hepola Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/12/23/worst_lyrics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/12/23/worst_lyrics/index.html?source=rss The most jaw-droppingly bad lyrics of 2008. By Sarah Hepola Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/12/18/karaoke/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/12/18/karaoke/index.html?source=rss Author Brian Raftery explains how a Japanese novelty has gone from punch line to worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. By Cary Tennis Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/15/blocked/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/12/15/blocked/index.html?source=rss I'm stuck creatively and don't know where to turn. By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/12/05/cadillac_records/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/12/05/cadillac_records/index.html?source=rss As Etta James, Beyoncé Knowles gives one of the year's best performances in this ensemble film about the legendary artists of a Chicago music label. By Sarah Hepola Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/11/25/saudi_band/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/11/25/saudi_band/index.html?source=rss All-girl Saudi band shreds guitars -- and taboos. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/sexiest_man_living/2008/11/20/koenig/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/sexiest_man_living/2008/11/20/koenig/index.html?source=rss The Ivy-educated, button-cute musician who rocks our world with songs about the serial comma. By James Hannaham Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/09/30/tvotr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/09/30/tvotr/index.html?source=rss With their passionate new album, "Dear Science," TV on the Radio stake their claim as a great American rock band. By James Hannaham Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/08/20/rocker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/08/20/rocker/index.html?source=rss Is this comedy about a heavy-metal wannabe a Gen X rock 'n' roll fantasy? By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/06/patti_smith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/06/patti_smith/index.html?source=rss A dazzling, dizzying documentary captures rock pioneer Patti Smith during her comeback years, surrounded by death and life. By Andrew O'Hehir Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/05/what_we_do_is_secret/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/05/what_we_do_is_secret/index.html?source=rss A loving, low-budget film tries to revive the undead spirit of Darby Crash and L.A.'s most anarchic punk pioneers. But some things aren't easy to resurrect. By Michaelangelo Matos Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/07/14/hold_steady/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/07/14/hold_steady/index.html?source=rss The Hold Steady are a New York indie rock band for people who hate New York indie rock bands, and their new album chronicles the country's dark underbelly. By Kera Bolonik Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/28/mix_tape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/06/28/mix_tape/index.html?source=rss I was an alienated kid roiling with sexual anxiety. But then New Wave gave me the soundtrack -- and the courage -- to embrace my homosexuality. By Rachel Shukert Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/27/rock_band/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/27/rock_band/index.html?source=rss My husband's video game addiction was driving me crazy. Then we found an obsession we could share. By Stephanie Zacharek Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/26/rotolo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/26/rotolo/index.html?source=rss Suze Rotolo, the musician's first muse, has written an entertaining memoir about their love affair that is also a remarkable portrait of living and making art in the 1960s. By Gary Kamiya Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/02/19/jazz_rock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/02/19/jazz_rock/index.html?source=rss For just the second time in 50 years, the top award at the Grammys went to a jazz album. Do the two genres have anything to say to each other? Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/07/03/campesinos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/07/03/campesinos/index.html?source=rss Adorable Welsh pop that contains all the necessary ingredients. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/26/new_music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/26/new_music/index.html?source=rss Ryan Adams' "Easy Tiger" Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/21/shout/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/21/shout/index.html?source=rss Up there with Volvos and tennis players as Sweden's best exports. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/19/guardian_list/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/19/guardian_list/index.html?source=rss The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Nirvana all get a smack-down from fellow musicians in a recent Guardian feature. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/19/white_stripes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/19/white_stripes/index.html?source=rss A review of the band's new album, "Icky Thump." Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/19/prince/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/19/prince/index.html?source=rss Think this song has any solos? Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/18/art_brut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/18/art_brut/index.html?source=rss Crashing, scabrous punk rock. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/13/journey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/13/journey/index.html?source=rss Don't let "Sopranos" fans and '80s embarrassment fool you -- Journey rules. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/09/little_steven/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/09/little_steven/index.html?source=rss Steven Van Zandt talks about "The Sopranos," Springsteen and saving rock 'n' roll.