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Chris Richards

Rock 'n' roll can never die, even if its heroes do

It was one of those waves. David Bowie died on a Sunday. Seven days later, it was Dale “Buffin” Griffin from Mott the Hoople and proto-rapper Clarence “Blowfly” Reid. Then Glenn Frey of the ...

David Bowie taught us the limitless potential of renewal

Mourning David Bowie requires tremendous energy because there are so many David Bowies to mourn. The lost cosmonaut. The alien balladeer. The pansexual glamourpuss. The rake. The maestro. Th...

Taylor Swift: Pop's queen conquers a crowd

WASHINGTON — A friend request from Taylor Swift isn’t some blip in your Facebook feed. It starts with leggy strides across a big stage, and it ends with a fireworks show, and through all of ...

'Call Me Maybe.' 'Fancy.' What next? Why the song of the summer still matters

Real quick, before school’s out forever, raise your hand if you still care about the song of the summer. Everyone should. The annual debate over which pop single will rule our hot...

Rap, ethereal rhythms rank among best April releases

Dwight Yoakam also makes the list; a punk band channels Thin Lizzy

SXSW dials it back a bit this time

© 2015, The Washington Post AUSTIN – Some come to South by Southwest seeking glory. Others come to roll their eyes at it. A master of the enlightened shrug long before ...

Hip-hop enters the public radio fold

Latest Tiny Desk musician? T-Pain.

Thom Yorke’s “Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes” – new sounds in a new container

As pop music continues to bend into new shapes, so do the shipping containers. Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke was busy torquing the architecture of both on Friday when he suddenly ...