53 years ago today, on May 1, 1973, Deep Purple released their blues rock anthem “Smoke on the Water” as a single in the US.

A Different Thread is a transatlantic folk/alt-country duo based in North Carolina, formed by songwriters Alicia Best from ...

Two years later, 70-year-old Waters went to sleep on the evening of April 30, 1983 in his home and did not wake up. According ...

Born from the spirituals, work songs, and field hollers of African American communities in the Deep South, blues music gave ...

From the Mississippi Delta’s raw acoustic roots to the electrified stages of London and Chicago, blues guitar has been the ...

The track is widely ranked among the greatest — and even top — rock songs of all time, thanks to a groundbreaking riff that ...

We celebrate the 80th birthday of the filmmaker known as ‘The Pope of Trash’ and ‘The Prince of Puke,’ John Waters. He's spent a career violating taboos and pushing boundaries. His films include the ...

The U.S. Senate voted 50-49 Thursday to allow sulfide mining in areas near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The vote ends President Joe Biden’s 20-year moratorium on mining leases across ...

ELY, Minnesota — A federal ban on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area is being overturned. Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 50-49 in favor of lifting the 20-year ban. President Trump is expected ...

A core sample awaits examination and logging Thursday morning at Twin Metals' Ely, Minn. offices, in this 2012 file photo. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our newsletters overdeliver.

LITTLE RIVER-ACADEMY — Lack of transparency and issues with public records were major issues during the latest Water Control and Improvement District 2 (WCID2) board meeting as candidates for open ...