Most people forget that Deep Purple had a chapter before Ian Gillan stepped in as lead singer. That role belonged to Rod Evans—who, legend has it, is ...

Neil Diamond had settled into a ballad-heavy mode in the 80s. But his last Top 40 hit cranked up the juice once more.

America’s 250th anniversary arrives at a time of deep political divisions and, in some quarters, heightened anxiety over whether representative government in ...

Wars of the past are viewed by many as a necessary evil, and certain battles are even thought of as glorious or grand. This perspective overlooks the lives lost on both sides, the trauma so many ...