Country Joe McDonald, Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84

One of the starring acts at Woodstock, he and his band, the Fish, came out of the Bay Area’s psychedelic rock scene. He went ...

Woodstock music legend dead at 84; protested Vietnam War with four letters

NEW YORK (AP) — “Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and ...
American Songwriter

3 Genius Motown Lyrics From the 1960s That Continue To Hook Us

Motown had a roster of hit songwriters who understood the power of an unforgettable lyric, creating timeless hooks we'll never forget.
Spin

Deep Cut Friday: ‘Mortal Man’ by Kendrick Lamar

Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series.In light of the uncertain ...
American Songwriter

Johnny Cash Lifted a Bob Dylan Melody for This 1964 Single (But That’s Okay, Because Dylan Stole the Melody, Too)

We trace the origins of "Understand Your Man", from Johnny Cash in 1964 to Bob Dylan in 1963 to Paul Clayton in 1960.
The Fader

Charli xcx co-wrote Anne Hathaway’s Mother Mary song, “Burial”

Anne Hathaway is channeling Charli on a new song, literally. "Burial," the first track released from the forthcoming A24 psychosexual horror flick, Mother Mary, was released today. It's sung by Anne ...
Playbill

All the Women Who Have Played Glinda and Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway

Opera and Ballet Companies Respond to Timothée Chalamet's Criticism of Art Forms ...