Craig Rosen

The singer-songwriter muses about early influences, gnarly old idols, and creativity at 70-plus

Do you remember your reaction back when you regained consciousness following the car accident? The doctor sai…

Joe Strummer's legacy comes into clear focus on 'Assembly,' a new rarities set. His widow, Lucinda Tait looks…

There's an oft-told story that R.E.M.'s Peter Buck had grown tired of playing electric guitar on the band's G…

Vocalist-guitarist Billy F. Gibbons calls ZZ Top a "rock-blues aggregation" band, and many of its influences …

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas for José Feliciano, the Puerto Rican musician, singer and compose…

When you think of who gave the Beatles a run for their money in the 1960s, the Rolling Stones and the Monkees…

Frontman Richard Butler on the band's triumphs, missteps and stellar new album, 'Made of Rain' - the Furs' fi…

If anyone thought Peter Buck would slow down when R.E.M. disbanded in 2011, they were mistaken. Since the ban…

He once extolled the virtues of "playin' in a travelin' band," but these days John Fogerty is just as happy t…

One day, while enjoying the bliss of a post-workout shower at the gym, a former college football player came …

At the age of 46, I found myself without a full-time job. In times of personal crisis, I've heard it's best t…

Craig Rosen decided that if he were going to write a book about Billboard's pop album chart, and specifically…

Ringo Starr called him "his best friend." John Lennon said he was "my favorite group." He was Harry Nilsson a…

In an era rife with farewell tours, Peter Frampton's is perhaps the saddest. He's not packing it in because h…

More than 13 years after his death, Elliott Smith's music continues to resonate with longtime fans and new co…

Peter Buck: We were doing an acoustic tour of Europe for Out of Time. We had three acoustic guitars, mandolin…