Rod Stewart is a buffoon and a lech who’s spent nearly 40 years proudly embarrassing himself onstage and on numerous musical projects (the cover of his Christmas album, Merry Christmas, Baby, conveys about as much yuletide cheer as a holiday sweater sprayed with Drakkar Noir). But I still hold out hope that the Stewart of […]
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The Wrecking Crew reveals the faces behind the hits
A long-gestating documentary looks at the session players who created the west-coast sound.
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A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese’s debut to Lee Daniels’s achievement award
The Reader digs through the Chicago International Film Festival’s archives to assemble a time line covering the fest’s 50 years.
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Hanging out at the used-car lot that was Rod Stewart and Santana on Saturday night
The two classic-rock mainstays flew to Allstate Arena and boy are their arms tired!
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In Rotation: Dusty Groove owner Rick Wojcik on early Rod Stewart
Dusty Groove owner Rick Wojcik on early Rod Stewart
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Early Warnings Roundup
This week’s Early Warnings include Cut Copy, Iron & Wine, Foals, J. Mascis, Lightning Bolt, Marduk, Mountain Goats, Rod Stewart & Stevie Nicks, Warpaint, and Weedeater.
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Rock of ages: talkin’ bout two generations
The phenomenal and unexpected success of Eric Clapton’s Unplugged record has instigated a muted revolution in the record industry. The music marketplace is currently saturating with a soporific tide of rock and roll at its most laid back. Paul McCartney, Neil Young, and Rod Stewart, among others, have all mothballed their amps, buffed their acoustic […]