ENTERTAINMENT
By KNIGHT RIDDER/TRIBUNE | December 8, 2005
An announcement that bands of debatable genius Black Sabbath and Blondie are among the latest inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gave us reason to explore the wide world of rock-related Web sites. rockhall.com: Introduced with a Buddy Holly quote honoring the eternal supremacy of rock's king, Elvis, the Web site of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has a "Today in rock history" feature, an animated music time line, and a schedule of the museum's traveling exhibitions. When we checked in, the site was in search of people who attended an Elvis Presley performance at Cleveland's Brooklyn High School in October 1955.
NEWS
By Steven Stark | May 24, 1991
TODAY BOB DYLAN turns 50, which makes it as good a time as any to assess his place in popular culture. Because his studied impenetrability and musical nonconformity have made him less important than he once was, it is sometimes easy to forget that Dylan, as much as anyone else, is responsible for enabling rock music to influence our culture to the degree it has.Today, the media are regularly filled with discussions about the artistic influence of Madonna, or...
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By Jodi Bizar and Jodi Bizar,Contributing writer | November 10, 1991
You'll find Edgewood resident William Wojcik spreading the word of God from center stage.You may not be able to actually hear all thewords. They have a way of getting drowned out by the pulse of the heavy metal rock music that accompanies Wojcik.As the lead singer for the Christian rock music band Two Edged Sword, Wojcik, 30, sees the music as the perfect medium for spreading the word of Jesus Christ to teens."This is music that glorifies God," said bass player Wayne Keller, 27, of Abingdon.
FEATURES
By Dr. Modena Wilson and Dr. Alain Joffe and Dr. Modena Wilson and Dr. Alain Joffe,Special to The Sun | April 25, 1995
Q: Recently, my teen-age son bought a couple of CDs with lyrics that contain a lot of objectionable references to sex and violence. We're afraid that letting him have this kind of music will suggest that we condone the songs' messages. Should we let him buy more of these in the future?A: Rock music and its lyrics have always caused disagreements between parents and teen-agers. Since such music carries an important symbolism for teen-agers, setting them apart from their parents, it must, to varying degrees, invite disapproval from adults.
ENTERTAINMENT
By Wesley Case and The Baltimore Sun | February 2, 2012
For all of the surreal, left-field and at-times difficult music Baltimore produces, it's nice to be reminded there are local musicians doing meat-and-potatoes rock music. Enter Bryson Dudley, whose band (the no-nonsense titled Bryson Dudley Band) headlines the Metro Gallery on Friday. The guitars on Dudley's 2011 EP "Cold Summer Brew" ( download it for free here ) have the right amount of fuzz, a nice change of pace from bands drowning in their own walls of sound. These are straight-forward tales of "girls laying out in the sun" ("Swimming Pool")
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By Kevin Cowherd | March 16, 1992
Not long ago at a U2 concert, a beered-up young man of about 20 staggered over to four men ranging in age from 35 to 40."Oh, wow," said the kid, surveying our group. "I didn't think people listened to rock music when they got . . . older."Then he held onto the railing for support and flashed possibly the dopiest grin ever seen on the Eastern Seaboard."Listen," I said to my friends, "I say we kill this guy right here. A sharp blow to the back of the head, snap his windpipe, it doesn't matter to me."