Sad ballads often strike us differently as we age, as it’s not uncommon to become more sentimental with each new trip around ...

In late April 1976, the world of rock and roll was shaken to the core by a ragtag group of fake brothers from New York, the Ramones.

John Oates on his favorite storytellers, the art of songwriting, what makes a great cover, the importance of live performance ...

Marvin Gaye, the legendary voice behind records such as What's Going On and I Want You, was born on April 2, 1939. The singer ...

Stacker surveyed Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1975 to highlight the top 50 songs turning 50 in 2025. See which hits made the ...

The fans were busy trying to get up close, the owner was worried about his chandeliers and anyone in a conventional ...

Step into the Counterculture Museum near the corner of Haight and Ashbury and it’s likely you’ll be greeted by Kira, a friendly Australian shepherd, along with a killer playli ...

Perhaps you have vivid memories of your own 8-track collection or the concerts you saw when Elton John and the Bee Gees ruled the charts. Or you grew up hearing from your parents what it was like to ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. As Chairman of the NAACP Veterans Affairs Committee in Cedar Rapids, I offer this message of gratitude ...

Can you solve these 25 real Jeopardy! clues about the '70s? As of March 2026, "Jeopardy!" has been stumping contestants and audiences alike with over 550,000 clues over the course ...

From stadium-filling riffs to the birth of the synthesizer, we rank the essential records that defined rock’s most creative decade ...