MCLS is pleased to announce its new vendor partnership with Rock’s Backpages. The world’s biggest archive of music journalism and pop writing of the last 60 years, Rock’s Backpages possess a unique space in the world of eResources, offering users access to an archive of content about music and popular culture. It contains a library of primary source full text articles, featuring music greats like ABBA and Zappa. Over 800 audio interviews with music legends like Jimi Hendrix provide an added dimension to the resource. Rock’s Backpages covers all popular-music genres from rockabilly to hip hop, R&B, country, and electronica (EDM). 

Discounted pricing for MCLS members makes this resource an affordable option for libraries and has proved invaluable to students and enthusiasts not only of popular music but of journalism, social history, cultural studies, American studies, history, and media studies.?Rock’s Backpages is also increasingly popular with public libraries as an engaging resource for patrons of all ages. 

For more information or to request a trial, reach out to MCLS eLicensing and Collection Resources at services@mcls.org or 517-939-1382.