READ OVER 40,000 CLASSIC ARTICLES on artists from Aaliyah to ZZ Top
by the finest music writers of the last 60 years. Enter library HERE...
Free on RBP
THE FIRE THIS TIME — Michael A. Gonzales remembers the fearless fury of Nina Simone (Wax Poetics, 2011), Kodwo Eshun discusses the L.A. riots with Public Enemy's Chuck D (i-D, 1992) and Kendrick Lamar talks to Dorian Lynskey about the 2012 shooting of Trayvon Martin.
Almost Famous
SAYING IT LOUD — Vernon Gibbs hangs out with James Brown in New York (Columbia Daily Spectator, 1971), meets a somewhat irascible Gil Scott-Heron (Playboy, 1976) and reports on hip hop indies Sleeping Bag and Next Plateau (Billboard, 1988).
Magazine Archive
The Rock's Backpages Magazine Archive contains thousands of original copies of music magazines from the 1960s to the present day.
New for Subscribers this week
“I stood onstage in America, a country divided by race, and sang a love song opposite a white woman. That was a political statement…”
— Harry Belafonte to Alan Light (2011)
PLUS pieces on...
• Chuck Berry (1963)
• Judy Garland live (1965)
• Brian Wilson's toys (1966)
• Gladys Knight (1967)
• The Who Sell Out (1968)
• Jackie Lomax @ Whisky (1971)
• Professor Longhair (1973)
• Wings/Elton John (1975)
• Crystal Gayle (1977)
• Specials @ Moonlight (1979)
• Suicide (1981)
• John Cale's New Society (1983)
• Stewart Copeland (1985)
• Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam live (1986)
• Larry Parnes R.I.P. (1989)
• Gloria Estefan's Light (1991)
• Depeche Mode (1993)
• Blur in Eastbourne (1995)
• Charles Brown (1997)
• P.M. Dawn's Christian (1999)
• Six By Seven's Closer (2000)
• Lou Reed pre-Velvets (2001)
• Johnny Marr on Boomslang (2003)
• Explosions in the Sky (2004)
• Rahsaan Patterson (2005)
• Peaches' Impeach (2006)
• The Fall's Hex Enduction (2007)
• Beach House's Devotion (2008)
• Devo (2009)
• Alicia Keys live (2010)
• Alt-J @ Borderline (2012)
• LeAnn Rhimes' Spitfire (2013)
• Neneh Cherry (2014)
• Ezra Furman (2015)
• Bowie @ Beeb (2016)
• Terence Trent D'Arby (2017)
• Lily Allen live (2018)
• Patrick Cowley (2019)
• The Ricky Tick Club (2020)
• Subscribe and become an RBP member
• click here for University and other group subscriptions
New Audio
HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS — On a visit to England, Gil Scott-Heron talks to Cliff White about Brian Jackson, Langston Hughes and the agony of America (1976).
Jimi Hendrix to Kate Bush: the complete RBP Audio library
Subjects & Genres
Americana, Alt.Country
AOR
Art Rock and avant-garde
Australasian Music
Backstage: groupies, riders etc.
Blues and Rhythm & Blues
Britpop
Chart Pop
Country, Country Rock and Bluegrass
Cultural studies and theory
Dance (Disco, House, Techno, EDM)
Doo Wop and Vocal Groups
Drugs and alcohol
Electronica and Synthpop
Fashion, art, and design
Festivals and events
Films, docs, video, TV and theatre
Folk and Folk-Rock
Garage Bands
Girl Groups
Glam, Glitter
Gospel
Goth
Grunge
Hip Hop, Rap, Garage and Grime
Instruments
Jazz
Journalists, authors and publications
Krautrock
Latin, Salsa, Soca, Tropicalia etc.
LGBTQ+
Metal
MOR and Easy Listening
Music and the Internet
No Wave
Photography
Politics, Race, Religion and Society
Postpunk
Power Pop
Prog Rock
Psychedelia
Punk and Hardcore
Radio, DJs, payola etc.
Record companies, labels etc.
Recording, production and technology
Reggae, Ragga and Dancehall
Rockabilly, Rock'n'Roll
Scenes
Songwriters and Singer-Songwriters
Soul, Funk and R&B
Southern Rock
Surf
Swamp Rock
Women in Music, Feminism
World music
Quick Search by Subject on Library page
