Ryan Reed is a freelance music/culture writer/editor. He also contributes to Rolling Stone, Relix Magazine, Revolver, Pitchfork, and other publications.
Ryan Reed
Stevie Nicks Says Her Debut Solo LP Kept Fleetwood Mac ‘Together’
"I did not want the album to sound anything like Fleetwood Mac — that would have defeated the dream," singer writes in journal excerpt.
Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon to Play Central Park Concert
Two singer-songwriters will headline New York City "homecoming" event alongside R&B singer Jennifer Hudson.
Doobie Brothers Add Three New Dates to 50th-Anniversary Tour
Band's North American run will be first in 25 years to feature singer Michael McDonald.
55 Years Ago: Beatles Debut ‘Paperback Writer’ and ‘Rain’ Videos
"I suppose in a way we invented MTV," George Harrison later reflected of promotional clips.
35 Years Ago: Genesis’ ‘Invisible Touch’ Marks First U.S. No. 1
Prog-pop band took a commercial leap on the single, part of its multiplatinum 'Invisible Touch' LP.
Yaphet Kotto, Mr. Big in Bond’s ‘Live and Let Die,’ Dead at 81
Actor also appeared in 'The Thomas Crown Affair' and Ridley Scott's 'Alien.'
The 10 Most Underrated Yes Songs
Some of the prog-rock band's most interesting moments are deep cuts and semi-obscure tracks.
Chick Corea, Pioneering Jazz-Fusion Keyboardist, Dies at 79
Return to Forever leader died after battling a "rare form of cancer."
How Paul McCartney Wrote Solo for the Beatles’ ‘All My Loving’
Bassist envisioned 1963 'With the Beatles' cut as a "little country and western song."
Mountain’s Leslie West Dies: Rockers React
Dee Snider, Sebastian Bach, Neal Schon and others shared condolences following news of the guitarist's death.