Below, we’ve picked our ‘Big 4’ of ‘60s Los Angeles bands. It wasn’t an easy decision, with honorable mentions going to the Byrds, Love, the Mamas & the Papas and Frank Zappa 's Mothers of Invention.

Link Wray, Chuck Berry, and Muddy Waters forever changed rock history with these iconic guitar riffs from the 1950s.

The Republic Day parade in India holds a venerable and distinguished tradition.

The Super Bowl halftime show wasn’t always an A-list affair. While the biggest stars in music have exclusively taken the iconic stage in recent years, the halftime show began as a much smaller event.

“Time marches on!” shouts a lyric from Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” Marching in time while playing that song helped Riverside City College’s marching band win first place in a competition ...

Super Bowl XL, (that's 60), is coming up fast and ... as usual ... there's unrest in the universe over the halftime show. Or, "lack thereof"; depending on who you ask ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow high school marching band participation to count for both physical education and performing arts credits. The ...

New Orleans school leaders are asking Carnival paradegoers to help keep the route safe for students and marching bands. Trump says he wants $1 billion from Harvard in new attack San Francisco uncovers ...

LOS ANGELES — Once upon a time, the Super Bowl halftime show belonged to marching bands and pageantry. But these days, it belongs to global pop stars, cinematic production and moments that ripple ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Michael Jackson performs during the halftime show ...

Ten marching bands from historically Black colleges will perform at the Big HBCU Southern Classic Battle of the Bands on March 15 at Bojangles Coliseum. DJ Envy and Loren LoRosa of "The Breakfast Club ...

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville marching band averaged nearly one "Rocky Top" performance per day in 2025 and brought its Pride of the Southland show on the road to five states. The Pride of ...