CRIMES AGAINST MUSIC

Here is the poem that Donovan read at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction , on Saturday night in Cleveland. He said it "came to me...

As part of my critic rotation duties on the WFUV Music Review — after doing it every week for a few years, I now alternate with Anthony DeC...

Don Kirshner , Brill Building-era music publisher, TV host Roger Nichols , sound engineer for Steely Dan Gil Scott-Heron Clarence Clemons Am...

Top 10: 1. Cass McCombs , Wit’s End (Domino) 2. James Blake (A&M/Atlas) 3. PJ Harvey, Let England Shake (Vagrant) 4. Tune-Yards , Wh...

I was just sitting at home late one night, counting my money, when the phone rang. "It's Steve. That column you wrote was a piece o...

I had the great privilege of interviewing Brian Eno about his new album, “Drums Between the Bells.” He’s one of the gods that I can now c...

Conducted by Roy Trakin , and available on Rock’s Backpages .

I interviewed Clyde Stubblefield , who was one of James Brown’s key drummers from 1965 to 1971. He played on “Cold Sweat,” which needs no in...