Hall and Oates made a gutsy move, choosing to go their own way – and became genre-jumping pioneers in the process.

To celebrate October, autumn and U2’s recent marketing fiasco, here’s a few songs about the death of everyone’s favorite bad penny, rock ‘n’ roll.

Marcin Wasilewski Trio’s ‘Spark of Life’ does absolutely nothing to dispel the ECM stereotype. But so what? Other record companies would kill to be stereotyped like that.

‘Dick’s Picks 15’ was a high-water mark for the second phase of the Grateful Dead’s touring career.

As Peter Brotzmann speaks through ‘We Thought We Could Change The World,’ this becomes the rare book that reveals the essence of a man.

Ernie Watts and a band he’s worked with for more than a decade journey through a 24-hour cycle in sound.

Mat Brewster shares thoughts and memories during a random shuffle featuring Wilco, Whiskeytown and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

Issued in September 1979, Journey’s first-ever Top 20 hit found Steve Perry playing a surprising role.

‘The Beatles and Me on Tour’ recounts Ivor Davis’ month traveling with the band as an embedded correspondent in 1964.

A welcome return to fusion, ‘Up’ finds Stanley Clarke going back to his genre-defying ways.