Music: Primary Sources

Search the NYT archive for music reviews, articles, and editorials from the time period you are studying.

The backfile of Rolling Stone, from its launch in 1967 to the present. One of the most influential consumer magazines of the 20th-21st centuries, it initially sought to reflect the cultural, social, and political outlook of a generation of students and young adults. It has been a leading vehicle for rock and popular music journalism, as well as covering wider entertainment topics such as film and popular culture.

Popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and Canada. Readers’ Guide Retrospective (1890-1982) provides indexing of over three million articles from more than 550 leading magazines, including full coverage of the original print volumes of Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature.