Mick Taylor

Elliott Murphy shrugs off the idea that he is an indie-rock pioneer, even though he independently released his first album in 1981. "Back then, it was really a question of survival," says Murphy, calling from a New York stop on his first American tour in...

2½ stars (out of four) As horror movies go, this is a pretty good one, at once a tense, visceral and tightly woven tale of three twentysomething backpackers making their way across the Australian outback, and a truly horrifying glimpse at some of the...

They may be entering their fifth decade, but the Rolling Stones still have a few surprises left. Here are a few from Tuesday's concert at the United Center, the opener of a three-night Chicago stand (details to follow): Mick Jagger still gives a toot...

Sweden, the land that irony forgot, is giving rock disciples new reasons to believe. In recent months, the Hives and the Hellacopters have barnstormed through town with high-voltage shows. Monday, it was the Soundtrack of Our Lives' turn at the Double...

Does Pearl Jam matter anymore? That's a question every band faces once its record sales head south after a run of multiplatinum successes. In the early '90s, the Seattle quintet was the biggest band in the world. But as Pearl Jam shied from the...