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What Exactly is “Classic Rock”?

Matt Palmer (Sheer Mag) and Ryan Mangione (Advertisement) discuss.

October 6, 2023

The Who’s Live at Leeds is a Warhead of Innocent Joy

Morgan Enos (Other Houses) on how the Who’s 50-year-old live album inspired his middle-school garage band.

May 21, 2020

Talkhouse Playlist: Step into a Time Machine with F.J. McMahon

The '60s folk musician shares some of his favorites, past and present.

July 24, 2017

Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Dave Depper Shares the Hall & Oates Songs You Didn’t Know You Loved

Death Cab for Cutie's multi-instrumentalist guides you through his favorite songs.

July 7, 2017

Hot Love: How to Heal a Broken Heart with the Magnetic Fields

Dave Hill dishes out love advice — and love songs — to the lovelorn.

April 26, 2016

Joe Casey (Protomartyr) Talks Bob Seger’s Ride Out

It’s no Live Bullet, but the King of Michigan’s new one finds him aging like fine Ripple.

November 20, 2014

Rick Moody (the Wingdale Community Singers) Talks Pink Floyd’s The Endless River

In an act of love and remembrance, filled with gentle warmth, Pink Floyd hasn't made an album that sounds this much like Pink Floyd in a long time.

November 12, 2014

Steve Wynn (the Dream Syndicate, Gutterball, the Baseball Project) Talks Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Hypnotic Eye

After 35 years, you might think you have Tom Petty figured out, but this portrait of modern malaise is worth spending time with.

July 30, 2014

David Hartley (the War on Drugs) Talks Minibus Pimps’ Cloud to Ground

Jeff Lynne is the most analytical rock star of his generation. Take the Electric Light Orchestra hit "Strange Magic": there is a phaser on the...

February 28, 2014

Marnie Stern Talks Boston’s Life, Love & Hope

I keep the radio in my bathroom tuned to the classic rock station so that when I get in the shower, I can have some fun listening to familiar stuff.

December 16, 2013

Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) Talks Paul McCartney’s New

Paul McCartney’s New is a deeply sad record. I don’t mean that in the sense of it being a disgrace (it’s not) or that it’s mopey or...

October 21, 2013