Smokey robinson

Neville Marten recalls interviews with one of his musical idols, the singer-songwriter supreme and total legend, the great JT himself

Poetry that blends music, mortality and fame

From drugs, despondency and dead bats to changing the face of modern metal and gaining an unlikely celebrity status, this is the rollercoaster story of Ozzy Osbourne’s solo career

Mark Twain and the making of an American literary revolution

PROLIFIC SONGWRITER BOB Mould is a reluctant generational icon. Sure, he’s proud of his musical accomplishments and realizes he has been a major inspiration for a wide range of mainstream acts, includ

BRIAN WILSON shaped the ’60s pop-culture revolution, culminating in The Beach Boys’ masterpiece: Pet Sounds . But where did his incomparable songwriting gifts come from? Stephen Troussé investigates, while former bandmates and collaborators recall a genius at work. “He was a miracle, a walking miracle,” we learn. “There’ll never be another one like him. Everybody loved Brian.”