The Secret History of Rock’s Wildest Stage Prop: P-Funk’s Mothership

A half-century ago, George Clinton debuted a $500,000 spaceship that turned his live concerts into intergalactic journeys.
American Songwriter

Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh on the Band’s Documentary and Tour, Why Their Theory of “Devolution” Still Exists, and New Adage, “Mutate, Don’t Stagnate”

"It seems like every 50 years, greed and capitalism and stupidity all coalesce," says Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh.
Louder on MSN

How this thrash singer became the new frontman of 21st-century superstars Children Of Bodom

Samy Elbanna of Finnish speedsters Lost Society talks about fronting his country’s biggest metal band for two glorious nights last month ...
Dallas Observer

When Texas Was Fertile Ground for Prison Bands

This essay is a preview of Redemption Songs, an upcoming limited-run Marshall Project newsletter that dives into the music produced in prisons over the last century. Sign up now to get a song by ...
American Songwriter

3 Albums by Obscure 20th-Century Psychedelic Folk Singer-Songwriters You Need To Check Out

Here are three albums by obscure psych-folk singer-songwriters from the late 1960s and early 1970s you need to check out.