Patti Smith’s groundbreaking debut has influenced generations of musicians. But it took a producer four years to persuade Smith to enter the studio. As the album approaches its 50th birthday, Fiona St ...

Prior to releasing the album, Smith had taken her first steps as a recording artist with a cover of Jimi Hendrix ... Smith’s then boyfriend from Blue Öyster Cult, drummer Jay Dee Daugherty ...

The cast of Sam Mendes’ four upcoming Beatles biopics has been officially announced, with Harris Dickinson playing John Lennon, Paul Mescal playing Paul McCartney, Barry Keoghan playing Ringo Starr ...

From ’Roads To Judah’ to ’Lonely People With Power,’ George Clarke and Nick Steinhardt reveal the stories behind Deafheaven’s ...

From ’Learning’ to ’Glory,’ Mike Hadreas reveals the background behind all of his Perfume Genius album covers.

The cover of The Who Sell Out by The Who is probably the oddest one of the bunch. This concept album was released in 1967 and features two of the band’s members in opposing photographs.

Smith started writing and co-writing a series of songs that would span five Blue Öyster Cult albums from the 1970s through ...

They say don’t judge an album by its cover, but for artists and fans alike, sometimes it’s just impossible not to obsess over the packaging. Whether it’s an intimate portrait, abstract ...

Marsalis leads a take on Keith Jarrett’s 1974 LP “Belonging,” and Lehman interprets “The Music of Anthony Braxton,” revealing ...