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Like many great heroes, Bob Dylan was an unlikely one. The Minnesota native was not born an obvious performer or musical icon, let alone the person who would bring a consciousness to popular music or usher in a unique storytelling style that also produced industry-altering commercial success. And yet, he weaved together literature and poetry with pop music that changed the course of American musical history. Fame, awards, a fair bit of controversy,
...In modern pop-culture, there is no armored hero as famous as Marvel’s Iron Man. First appearing in the comics in March 1963, Iron Man (and his roguish alter ego, Tony Stark) took his time transitioning from the printed page to television to film. But once he arrived, he anchored one of the most successful and enjoyed franchises in Hollywood history. This is the complete story of Iron Man, from the literary and fabled characters that influenced
...The average lifespan of a rock band can be measured not in years, but months. Which is why the Rolling Stones—officially now a trio consisting of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ron Wood, three men all pushing 80—is not only The World’s Greatest Rock Band (just like they always claimed), but also the last group of its kind that we may ever see again. In their 60th year in existence, the Stones continue to roll. How is it all possible? Much
...8) Mojo '60s #3
Launched in 1993, MOJO celebrates the stories of music's all-time greats. It does this through expertly written, insightful features and exclusive, in-depth interviews. MOJO also finds and recommends new music of quality and integrity, so if you want to read about the classics of now and tomorrow, it is definitely the music magazine for you. As founding editor Paul Du Noyer put it, MOJO has ""the sensibilities of a fanzine and the
...Muhammad Ali was the greatest boxer of all time. He was the greatest athlete-advocate of all time, too—a relentlessly outspoken figure in the battle for peace and racial justice. He was, simply stated, the most significant sports figure of the 20th century. And he never backed down from a fight. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of his first heavyweight title—a shocking upset of the great Sonny Liston on Feb. 25, 1964—we remember the bouts,
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First published in 1952, NME is 60 years old this year and has always strived to be at the forefront of the most exciting new music on the planet. This is the story of the 60 albums that have mattered most in its history, from the earliest world shaking voices of Elvis Presley and Little Richard through the swinging '60s and on through Bowie, punk, Joy Division, hip hop, Britpop and beyond, right up to PJ
...His life was straight out of a storybook, and storybooks are supposed to have happy endings—not leave the world in shock and tears. That is what happened on Nov. 22, 1963, when the legend of John Fitzgerald Kennedy came to an abrupt end in Dallas, Texas. His death was a pivotal turning point of the 1960s. Nothing would be the same after Kennedy’s murder—yet the years leading up to it were also tumultuous, and the United States was filled
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