The Doors (from bottom to top: Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore) stand on the stairs of a lifeguard tower in 1969. Photo by Henry Diltz/Corbis. On July 1, the Supreme Court ruled that if the President of the United States can justify something as an…

Don Henley, deciding that autumn is not that great, either. Courtesy. You may be expecting a Labor Day column full of songs about the working man, but some idiot decided to use that theme on May Day. But in the United States this weekend is the unofficial end of…

Welcome to RIFF Rewind! Every week of 2018, we’ll highlight the top five songs of a different year as selected by our expert panel of tastemakers, by which, of course, I mean me (with help from my friends Robin St. Clare and Ash McGonigal, plus other contributors and RIFF…

Jerry Lee Lewis, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, and Paul McCartney all on the same stage? It has happened, though perhaps not in a normal festival timeframe. They are just a few artists who’ve performed live at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies…