Led Zeppelin’s cottage revival and the birth of III

Let's kick off the new year by pretending it's 50 years in the past, with no electricity or water.

10 for the 10s: Telling the story of the past decade in 10 albums
Matt and Nick each run through 10 albums that defined their past 10 years, from country to hip hop, singer-songwriters to rockers.

Capturing the Rolling Stones in a moment of revolution, via Live’r Than You’ll Ever Be
Nearly 50 years later, one of the key nights in the transformation of the Rolling Stones lives on.

Wilco arrives at a new, familiar destination on Ode to Joy
It's been a long time getting here, but Wilco keeps refining their approach and delivering music that's at once foreign and recognizable.

This is the place: Delving into Radiohead’s hacked minidiscs
Through questionable means but ultimately positive results, hours and hours of Radiohead's demos and outtakes from OK Computer have been unleashed, and they're a revelation.

Ginger Baker, a life umatched
Ginger Baker was not an easy man to get along with. He spoke best behind a drum kit.

Winding through the astral plane with the Velvet Underground
A history lesson through Boston and Cambridge via 1968 leads to the Velvet Underground, and an excuse to hear the band in its element.

The blinding, belated brilliance of Bob Dylan’s Street-Legal
Within the overall arc of Bob Dylan's career, Street-Legal is regarded as an experimental flop. This is an argument that it might be one of his best records.

Weird, real, emotional: traveling the years with Stephen Malkmus and Pig Lib
It's bizarrely comforting to know that Malkmus still confuses and thrills all these years later.

Phish shares jokes, jams and overall weirdness with Providence
At the risk of sounding like I don't know what I'm talking about, Phish turned in a weird show. It was still a blast.

Mudhoney keeps fighting creeps everywhere, one show at a time
Mudhoney's fuzz keeps marching through the years, fighting the good fight and keeping audiences enthralled.

Gov’t Mule plies their trade with brilliance in Boston
They couldn't have known it, but Warren Haynes and company were the perfect band at the perfect time on this night at the waterfront.

Mark Lanegan works within the moment at the Sinclair
Stepping up on a Monday night in Cambridge, Mark Lanegan channeled greatness and played without compromise.