Taylor Swift’s 12th album, "The Life of a Showgirl," debuted Oct. 3 and had plenty of Swifties foaming at the mouth for an upbeat, glitter-pop album. Unfortunately, many fans and others have voiced...

 The following is an interview with Jason Prufer, a senior library associate at Kent State and the author of “Small Town, Big Music: The Outsized Influence of Kent, Ohio, on the History of Rock and...