Articles by Steve Appleford

THE ceremony was always emotional on his farm in upstate New York, where the names of fallen Vietnam War photographers were carved into a stone monument. Read more

Dave Stewart & His Rock Fabulous Orchestra “The Dave Stewart Songbook: Volume One” Surfdog Records *** DAVE STEWART is still best known as one-half of Eurythmics, his hit-making collision of fiery soul and icy electronics with singer Annie Lennox. Read more

John Mellencamp is ready for your bad news. Read more

Before his band the Black Kids could exist, singer-guitarist Reggie Youngblood had to lighten up. Read more

The Joker isn’t the only villain turning Gotham City upside down in “The Dark Knight.” Read more

The Orpheum Theatre is not a big room for the Who, but this was an unusual occasion, an intimate collision of rock history and virtual reality, of brute force and high-tech fun. Read more

TRUE believers are essential to rock ‘n’ roll. Read more

The master of war stands glaring into the lens. Read more

Fleet Foxes is a band of five young dudes from Seattle who look as if they’ve just come down from the mountain in their beards and flannel shirts and who call themselves “not much of a rock band.” Read more