Cryptomnesia: The unconscious plagiarism affecting the music industry
The documentary ‘Taking on Taylor Swift’ delves into the plagiarism allegations regarding her hit ‘Shake It Off’ and reflects on the issue of cultural appropriation
Rock concerts: The greatest collective celebration of our time
Live music, from Elvis Presley to Coldplay, has intensified the emotions of the public over the last 70 years and accompanied the evolution of the entertainment society
Joan Baez reveals what no one knew about her life: ‘It was devastating to share, but now I am at peace’
The veteran singer reveals in a documentary that she was abused by her father, that she started therapy when she was 16 years old, and that she was hooked on anxiolytics. ‘I am over 80 years old and I wanted to leave something truthful,’ she tells EL PAÍS
Todd Haynes, director: ‘I’ve entered Almodóvar’s territory, but I’m not on his level’
The relationship between a teacher and her 13-year-old student in ‘May December’ inserts the filmmaker into a soap opera melodrama worthy of the Spanish auteur, with the help of Hayne’s muse, Julianne Moore
‘Leave your egos at the door’: The unique night when 80s pop icons recorded ‘We Are The World’
The new Netflix documentary ‘The Greatest Night In Pop’ examines the making of one of the world’s most famous hits
Bob Dylan in Japan: portrait of a curiously happy bard
His much-maligned live album recorded at Budokan in Tokyo makes a comeback after 45 years with previously unreleased tracks
Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner removed from Rock Hall leadership after controversial comments
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Wenner created a firestorm doing publicity for his new book ‘The Masters,’ which does not include any interviews with women or Black musicians
Al Aronowitz: The man who lit the fuse
The music journalist made many key cultural moments of the 1960s possible. Then, he disappeared
Robbie Robertson, the musician who wanted to make movies
A contemporary of Bob Dylan, the guitarist was the driving force behind The Band, a group that returned rock to its rural roots
Why Woody Guthrie’s guitar was a killer of fascists
Music, like culture, has the power to defeat right-wing extremists and their antidemocratic ideas rooted in xenophobia, racism, homophobia and sexism
Has anyone told Bob Dylan to retire already? Madonna and the misogyny of pop
Madonna’s postponement of her world tour due to a health scare highlights the biases faced by female artists compared to male rockers
Bob Dylan and coming of age
The artist, whose 1965 performance at the Newport Music Festival left his fans disappointed, ultimately propelled popular music into modern times. Some endings represent true beginnings
Geoff MacCormack, six decades of following David Bowie made into the definitive graphic biography
The composer was an inseparable friend of the music legend for 60 years, from their school days to the artist’s global stardom. Now he opens his archive to show more than 150 unique images: ‘For me, he was always David Jones, even though he was Bowie to the whole world’
Jimmy Carter’s nephew, to the rescue of the White House’s vinyl collection
John Chuldenko talks to EL PAÍS about the record selection, which includes albums by Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell
Folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
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Representative Victoria Lord said the musician died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not immediately available
The twilight of the rock gods: The pros and cons of 17 veteran musicians
Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Neil Young... They are all over 70 years old and still active. Are they still relevant artistically or are they living on nostalgia alone?
Why the ‘70s was the best decade for popular music
It saw the birth of punk, new wave, hip hop, funk and electronic music, as well as the rise of legends like David Bowie, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Neil Young, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elton John and Tom Petty