Sia Michel

The most striking thing about “The Runaways,” a new film about the trailblazing bad-girl rock band from the 1970s, is how authentic it feels.

Suze Rotolo remembers the Greenwich Village folk scene and her relationship with a certain rising star.

A new collection of classic images from rock photographer Lynn Goldsmith.

Lee Hazlewood was the songwriter behind hits by Duane Eddy, Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra, including Ms. Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin.’”

Reviews of new works by Stephen Marley, M.I.A., Klaxons, Ed Rec Vol. 2 and Wolf & Cub.

He’s Bringing Commitment Back (and Not in a Box) (Published 2007)

An idiosyncratic music maker prepares to say goodbye, his way.

In the highlight of the Hassan Hakmoun show at Symphony Space, the Moroccan-born Hakmoun brothers had a gnawa dance-off.

Ciara projected a confident, aggressive but ultimately untouchable sexuality at the Nokia Theater on Sunday night.

My Chemical Romance’s brutal, hilarious album may be the rock record of the year.

Massive Attack stayed in the shadows for most of its hypnotic performance at Roseland on Wednesday, the spectacular light show was the real star.

Thanks to potheads, water beds and freshman philosophy majors, “The Dark Side of the Moon” will continue to sell thousands of copies every month, and Roger Waters will continue to play it for sellout crowds.

In his recording comeback, Sean Combs sings of his sensitive mogul side.

Corinne Bailey Rae offers polished simplicity to those put off by pop-diva excess.

A newly minted British pop star, a MySpace hero with 57,000 virtual friends, and the symbol of a new, swaggeringly confident young woman, Lily Allen has a funky wardrobe and a hellfire attitude.

Still a master of the slick rock spectacle after 20 years, the veteran rocker is as crowd-pleasing as ever.

Streets shows can be plain, static affairs, but Tuesday's performance at Webster Hall was enlivened by a hilariously anarchic, last-show-of-a-long-tour vibe.

Joan Jett, the primal 80’s rocker now hailed as a feminist hero, was in top form for her sold-out performance at Southpaw on Tuesday.

If the band was nervous about its accelerated trajectory, it didn’t show at their Bowery Ballroom show on Sunday night.