The Ballad of Big Star On never-was bands, their prog-rock peers, and letting our taste define us

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9519552/big-star-documentary-hurt-prog-rock-adventureland-personal-taste

Rock legends close out Glenwood Springs Summer of Music concert series

http://www.postindependent.com/news/7503971-113/music-glenwood-series-rock

Little River Casino in Northern Michigan Rocks With ‘60s Music Stars

http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/July-2013/Little-River-Casino-in-Northern-Michigan-Rocks-With-60s-Music-Stars/

Progressive Rock Musician Constructs Two Worlds

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcel-hidalgo/the-gabriel-construct_b_3667085.html

History of Rock n' Roll presentation Aug. 6 at Brewery Arts Center

http://carsonnow.org/story/07/30/2013/history-rock-n-roll-presentation-aug-6-brewery-arts-center

Global Rock Summit planned

http://www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/global-rock-summit-planned/

The Forum's legacy: A key force in the birth of arena rock

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-forum-inglewood-history-legacy-arena-rock-20130729,0,4729089.story

Rock and roll's still a boy's club, even when it comes to dead guys

http://blogs.westword.com/showandtell/2013/07/rock_n_roll_still_a_boys_club.php

The Richest Rock Music Family In Australia Proves Money Talks

http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/news/local-news/330080/acdc-named-brw-rich-families-lis.htm

Indie rock band O.A.R. turns PNC stop into Jersey Shore fundraiser

http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/music/217518631_Indie_rock_band_O_A_R__turns_PNC_stop_into_Jersey_Shore_fundraiser.html

Saving Israeli rock music from oblivion

http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/.premium-1.538575

How Rock Music Lost

http://timothydanger.wordpress.com/2013/07/27/how-rock-music-lost/

7 Incredible Bands Who Prove Rock Isn’t Dead

http://whatculture.com/music/7-incredible-bands-who-prove-rock-isnt-dead.php

Musician JJ Cale dies; wrote Clapton, Skynyrd hits

http://bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/music_news/2013/07/musician_jj_cale_dies_wrote_clapton_skynyrd_hits

Music 'unIslamic' but JK's Grand Mufti can enjoy it

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/grand-mufti-of-kashmir-ban-on-girls-rock-band-in-kashmir-mufti-bashir-ud-din/1/296564.html

XPoNential Music Fest brings killer lineup to Camden Waterfront

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20130726/ENT/307260028/XPoNential-headliner-Dawes-continues-evolve

Houndmouth Bridges Divide Between Country and Rock (Recap)

http://www.antimusic.com/news/13/July/ts22Houndmouth_Bridges_Divide_Between_Country_and_Rock.shtml

Debbie Rowe To Testify About MJ's Shocking Drug Use

http://www.tmz.com/2013/07/25/debbie-rowe-testimony-michael-jackson-drug-use-aeg-wrongful-death-lawsuit/

15 Songs You Can't Believe Are 25 Years Old

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/15-songs-you-cant-believe-are-25-years-old-20130724

Boston Bomber Widow’s New Life: She Listens To Rock Music, Watches Movies & Is Still A Muslim As Questions Persist

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/07/boston-bomber-widow-katherine-russell-tamerlantasanaev-new-life-rock-music-watches-movies-muslim-questions/

Rock Fest wrap-up: the best and worst

http://www.leadertelegram.com/article_edfcadb6-f4aa-11e2-96bd-001a4bcf887a.html

Local Southern rock band releases new album

http://www.glendalestar.com/news/entertainment/article_bb04e744-efbd-11e2-a524-0019bb2963f4.html

Creative freedom: Progressive rock band from Iran brings its music to the Seacoast

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130725-ENTERTAIN-307250301

Indore’s rock music lovers at a musical gathering

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/parties/others/Indores-rock-music-lovers-at-a-musical-gathering/articleshow/21308277.cms

In Focus: A struggling Vietnamese rock music industry in a booming economy

http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/in-focus-a-struggling-vietnamese-rock-music-industry-in-a-booming-economy-18859

Top 10 Funkadelic Rock Songs

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/funkadelic-rock-songs/

Van Halen close out 2013 Rock USA in Oshkosh (Photos)

http://www.examiner.com/review/van-halen-close-out-2013-rock-usa-oshkosh

‘Celebrate’ exposure rocks Spotsy band

http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2013/07/21/celebrate-exposure-rocks-spotsy-band/

Sam Ash Music Makes Your Rock and Roll Fantasies Come True in NYC

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/22/5586184/sam-ash-music-makes-your-rock.html

'Rock the Docks' concert series underway in Norwich

http://www.remindernews.com/article/2013/07/21/rock-the-docks-concert-series-underway-in-norwich

NEW Music From Crystal Stilts!

http://www.thespacelab.tv/spaceLAB/2013/07July/070-Crystal-Stilts-Indie-Rock-Music-News.html

Invisible Swordsmen hone skills on covers en route to producing original songs

http://thetimes-tribune.com/lifestyles/invisible-swordsmen-hone-skills-on-covers-en-route-to-producing-original-songs-1.1523074

Pere Ubu rock band still exists

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/blog/blog-jackson-street-beat/4321766

Sober Casual Sex herald end of drunken rock music

http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/sober-casual-sex-herald-end-of-drunken-rock-music-1-3008751

SOP Battle of the Bands featuring "Hitman" with Heart of the City

http://thesop.org/story/20130623/sop-battle-of-the-bands-featuring-hitman-with-heart-of-the-city.html

Pushing Forward

http://www.experiencetherockmusic.com/news/pushing-forward/

Astronauts soar with debut album

http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/jul/20/astronauts-soar-debut-album/

Memorabilia Mania: A look at expensive Rock Music collectibles

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/spending-lifestyle/memorabilia-mania-a-look-at-expensive-rock-music-collectibles/slideshow/21201431.cms

Rock n Love Festival - Golan Moonlight Love - July 21, 2013

http://www.israelifrontline.com/2013/07/rock-n-love-festival-golan-moonlight.html

The Pixies blew my mind

http://www.salon.com/2013/07/20/dispatches_from_the_planet_of_sound_partner/

Is rock music dying out slowly?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130719141345AAhCUEc

Drummer of Cult Russian Rock Band "Kino" Dies

http://en.ria.ru/russia/20130720/182340744/Drummer-of-Cult-Russian-Rock-Band-Kino-Dies.html

Pearl Jam Crashes Back: 'Mind Your Manners' Storms Rock Radio

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/3382210/pearl-jam-crashes-back-mind-your-manners-storms-rock-radio

Modern nomads Hanggai bring their rock 'n' roll to B.C.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/07/18/bc-hanggai-musical-nooners.html

Rock Fest celebrates 20th year

http://www.wqow.com/story/22888441/2013/07/19/rock-fest-celebrates-20th-year

New Music To Know: Houndmouth Has One Foot In Rock, The Other In Legacy Country

http://news.radio.com/2013/07/19/new-music-to-know-houndmouth-has-one-foot-in-rock-the-other-in-legacy-country/

Pretty Lights: I compose on the fly

http://www.salon.com/2013/07/20/pretty_lights_i_compose_on_the_fly_partner/

Why is there no Korean rock music?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130719052127AAs30TE

BARE: A Rock Musical - Los Angeles Revival

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glorystruck/bare-a-rock-musical-los-angeles-revival

John Oliver rebukes CNN for simultaneously destroying rock music and the news

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/19/john-oliver-rebukes-cnn-for-simultaneously-destroying-rock-music-and-the-news/

Fall Out Boy Rise Like 'Phoenix' on 'Fallon' Song is latest single from band's new 'Save Rock and Roll' LP

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/fall-out-boy-rise-like-phoenix-on-fallon-20130719

90 seconds of rock can get you rolling

http://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/people/90-seconds-of-rock-can-get-you-rolling-1.1549521

She's a Rainbow: 40-Person All-Female Band Memorializes Girls Rock Camp Volunteer

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-pauline-lowry/girls-rock-camp_b_3608371.html

Exclusive: Stream Tedeschi Trucks Band's Soulful New Single

http://www.elle.com/news/culture/tedeschi-trucks-band-idle-wind

Bobaflex celebrates new release in Marion (Video)

http://www.examiner.com/review/bobaflex-celebrates-new-release-marion

TOM KEIFER ON HIS MUSICAL INFLUENCES: “I GREW UP WITH ROCK MUSIC OF THE LATE ’60s AND THE MID ’70s”

http://eddietrunk.com/tom-keifer-on-his-influences-i-grew-up-with-rock-music-of-the-late-60s-and-the-mid-70s/

Alabama Shakes at Hollywood Palladium

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-pickshakes18-20130718,0,3793068.story

Court Yard Hounds Barking Up the Right Country-Rock Tree

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/court-yard-hounds-barking-up-the-right-country-rock-tree-20130717

ROCK USA: New music keeps Great White from getting old

http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20130718/OSH05/307180065/ROCK-USA-New-music-keeps-Great-White-from-getting-old

Preview: Newest Rock and Roll Hall of Famers arrive with edgy new album and Zeppelin-fueled tour

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/preview-newest-rock-and-roll-hall-of-famers-arrive-with-edgy-new-album-and-zeppelin-fueled-tour-695923/

'Kolkata, Bengali Rock is beyond saturation point'

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/kolkata-bengali-rock-is-beyond-saturation-point-113071800636_1.html

27: The most deadly age in rock music

http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/415649/27-The-most-deadly-age-in-rock-music

Mark Mulcahy has made the best album you’ll hear this year

http://www.salon.com/2013/07/17/mark_mulcahy_has_made_the_best_album_youll_hear_this_year/

Red Devil Rock Show: One-day music fest in Elkmont coming soon

http://enewscourier.com/features/x1538944312/Red-Devil-Rock-Show-One-day-music-fest-in-Elkmont-coming-soon

After almost 40 years, classic-rock band remains Special

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/07/17/4349622/after-almost-40-years-classic.html

Top 10 Devo Songs - Ultimate Classic Rock

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/devo-songs/

GIANT. ROBOT. BABIES! Punk Rock Music Video — GeekTyrant

http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/7/14/giant-robot-babies-punk-rock-music-video

‘Get your rocks off’ at Boston music festival

http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-leisure/get-your-rocks-off-at-boston-music-festival-1-5289245

A-Sides: 21 Ways To Save Rock & Roll?; Crystal Fighters Top "Delve Into Twelve" Again

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-chattman/ema-sidesem-21-ways-to-sa_b_3606918.html

Adam Lambert Switching Gears: From Pop to Rock and Roll

http://celebs.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981901540

Rock 'n' roll owes its evolution to surf music

http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/Rock+roll+owes+evolution+surf+music/8668012/story.html

In charge: The Boss rocks Limerick on opening night of Irish tour

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/in-charge-the-boss-rocks-limerick-on-opening-night-of-irish-tour-29425207.html

Music Q&A: Lead singer sweetens Rock Candy experience

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20130716/ENTERTAINMENT/307160054/Music-Q-Lead-singer-sweetens-Rock-Candy-experience

8 awesome Chinese punk bands that prefer a black flag over a red one

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/china/130711/chinese-punk-rock-music-bands

Video: The Verve Pipe to headline Wiggle Out Loud, Oklahoma's first kindie rock music festival

http://newsok.com/video-the-verve-pipe-to-headline-wiggle-out-loud-oklahomas-first-kindie-rock-music-festival/article/3862803

Band on the Rhine: Israeli classical-turned-rock musician brings Netanya's groove to Germany

http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/band-on-the-rhine-israeli-classical-turned-rock-musician-brings-netanya-s-groove-to-germany.premium-1.535767

Plagiarism in Rock Music: What? Led Zeppelin?

http://www.oyetimes.com/music/mainstream/46703-plagiarism-in-rock-music-what-led-zeppelin

Rocker Alice Cooper finds Mumford & Sons and The Lumineers 'offensive'

http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2013/07/rocker-alice-cooper-finds-mumford-sons-and-lumineers-offensive

Rock, Economics and Rebuilding the Middle Class

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2013/07/rock-and-roll-economics-and-rebuilding-the-middle-class.html

Powerful Alternative Rock Is The Mantra For Mustard

http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/powerful-alternative-rock-mantra-mustard

Photoshop: How to Make a 1960s, Psychedelic Rock Music Poster (video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfyUsW2xNSo

'India has a growing rock scene'

http://www.pinkvilla.com/news/music/277784/india-has-growing-rock-scene

The Rock Bottom Remainders write 'Hard Listening'

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/books/ct-prj-0714-rock-bottom-remainders-ereader-20130712,0,2128037.story

ROCK MUSIC MENU: Beyond Compare: The Best Summertime Song

http://delcotimes.com/articles/2013/07/11/entertainment/doc51df12475bb93067292585.txt

Jack White’s Best Classic Rock Cover Songs

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/jack-white-classic-rock-cover-songs/

Robert Plant takes Zeppelin songs to new places

http://www.journalreview.com/news/entertainment/music/article_cd1981aa-9a16-55ce-9fa5-804e2060d9f4.html

Legendary band to rock Columbus

http://uweekly.com/article/legendary-band-to-rock-columbus-6359/

Sting to Rock Public Theater Benefit Concerts with Songs from B'way-Bound The Last Ship

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/170520/sting-to-rock-public-theater-benefit-concerts-with-songs-from-bway-bound-the-last-ship/

Jethro Tull Vs. The Allman Brothers Band – Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame ...

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/jethro-tull-vs-allman-brothers-band-hall-of-fame/

Robert Randolph and the Family Band Rock Out With Flair on 'Lickety Split ...

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/robert-randolph-and-the-family-band-rock-out-with-flair-on-lickety-split-album-premiere-20130709

Video: Gay themed rock song music video sees viral success

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/07/08/video-gay-themed-rock-song-music-video-sees-viral-success/

Palin Tweets out link for hard rock band Missing Stateside

http://www.libertarianrepublican.net/2013/07/palin-tweets-out-link-for-hard-rock.html

Jay-Z’s “Magna Carta” Mobile App Collects an Insane Amount of Data From its Users

http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/07/09/jay-zs-magna-carta-mobile-app-collects-an-insane-amount-of-data-from-its-users/

Specially abled children break the shell by performing with rock band in Imphal

http://www.aninews.in/videogallery8/13073-specially-abled-children-break-the-shell-by-performing-with-rock-band-in-imphal.html

Review: Hard Rock Calling - Bruce Springsteen at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, E20

http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/what-s-on/music/review_hard_rock_calling_bruce_springsteen_at_queen_elizabeth_olympic_park_e20_1_2268924

Band Magn experiments with Indian-rock

http://newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Band-Magn-experiments-with-Indian-rock/2013/07/08/article1668873.ece

KISS still a Monster 40 years later

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/KISS+still+Monster+years+later/8623126/story.html

From the desert: Tjintu Band rocks Bathurst

http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/1618988/from-the-desert-tjintu-band-rocks-bathurst/?cs=146

Epsom band Mothership land recording contract

http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/10530683.Epsom_band_Mothership_land_recording_contract/

Calgary roots-rock act Rustic Brothers a melting pot of musical styles and sounds

http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/Calgary+roots+rock+Rustic+Brothers+melting+musical+styles/8625396/story.html

Dawes: Fortunate sons of L.A. rock

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/214175281.html

Led Zeppelin fan has her own bit of rock and roll history

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music/led-zeppelin-fan-ruth-dale-4875086

'Issaq' Music Review: The album experiments with alternative rock

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/issaq-music-review-the-album-experiments-with-alternative-rock/404264-45-76.html

Big Star, a great rock band that never won the fame it deserved

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/big-star-a-great-rock-band-that-never-won-the-fame-it-deserved/article12999163/

Gossip’s Indie-Rock Music in Bogota

http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1580941&Itemid=1

Rock bands that adopt a novel approach

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/rock-bands-that-adopt-a-novel-approach-20130704-2peir.html

The Band Perry to rock App Summer

http://mountaintimes.com/music/articles/The-Band-Perry-to-rock-App-Summer-id-024270

The rock and roll dropout who became a war hero

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/americas/article3807495.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_07_03

Portland girl band ready to rock

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/10526135.Portland_girl_band_ready_to_rock/

Mumbai bands pay tribute to Papa Rock

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/Mumbai-bands-pay-tribute-to-Papa-Rock/Article1-1086933.aspx

Hardcore Group ACxDC Are Dead Serious About Their Satanism. Except When They're Not

http://www.laweekly.com/2013-07-04/music/acxdc-antichrist-demoncore-live-a-lie

Chimney Rock cafe serves up music series

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20130703/ARTICLES/307031002/1042/NEWS?Title=Chimney-Rock-cafe-serves-up-music-series

Detroit Punk Band Death Rock New York City, Unveil Brand New Music

http://loudwire.com/detroit-punk-band-death-new-york-city-unveil-brand-new-music/

Androgyny keeping girl rock alive

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/1611942/androgyny-keeping-girl-rock-alive/?cs=2387

Still Searching for Sugar Men: How Recent Rock Documentaries Try to Fix Rock Music

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/features/still-searching-for-sugar-men-how-recent-rock-documentaries-try-to-fix-rock-music.php

Japanese monks use rock music to spread message

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23156929

Business Sacked Groupon founder turns to 'motivational' rock music

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jul/02/sacked-groupon-founder-motivational-music-album

Blue Sandpiper Imprints Rock Music Themed Children's Book App Monster Jam is in a Class by Itself

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10888000.htm

Music review: Bruce Springsteen's Hard Rock Calling show was a three-hour masterclass in rock

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/music-review-bruce-springsteens-hard-rock-calling-show-was-a-threehour-masterclass-in-rock-8681549.html

Big Star Documentary Chronicles Rock's Most Durable Band (Q&A)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/big-star-documentary-chronicles-rocks-563590

Pop-rock as transcultural fusion

http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/poprock-as-transcultural-fusion/article4870245.ece

Serious question: What was the last truly great rock album?

http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/07/01/all-time-greatest-rock-albums-beatles/

Iconic pop/rock music costumes touring Europe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4tD8AQbunw

Acclaimed Folk-rock Band Tam Lin Releases New Album 'Medicine For A Ghost' Out October 2013

http://www.contactmusic.com/press/acclaimed-folk-rock-band-tam-lin-releases-new-album-medicine-for-a-ghost-out-october-2013

July 4th: Rock band Madison Rising sings 'The Star Spangled Banner'

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/not-what-you-expect-mary-l-tabor/2013/jun/30/july-4-madison-rising-sings-star-spangled-banner/

True Blood: Plastiscines Are In Fact Good

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2013/07/true_blood_youre_no_good.php

Bruce Springsteen, Hard Rock Calling, review

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/bruce-springsteen/10152412/Bruce-Springsteen-Hard-Rock-Calling-review.html

Festival debut for veterans of rock

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10893915