There are some seriously gorgeous acoustic albums out there that prove you don't need wild production techniques to make a ...

The new Perfume Genius album, Glory, marks something of a transition for Mike Hadreas: He invited the members of his backing ...

Black Sabbath threw together one of the most popular songs in heavy metal history in an afternoon as an afterthought.

Rush (1981): Still their biggest-selling U.S. album, this plays like an early-'80s greatest hits package (Side one's radio ...

But before it all happened, plenty of rock bands were already doing just that. It was by necessity, not by choice. These ...

Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott looks back at his childhood and names his five favorite albums when he was a teenager.

A new take on Wynton Marsalis’s “Blues Symphony,” a piano cycle by Gregory Spears and Rosa Feola’s solo debut are among the highlights.

Elvis Presley’s 30 No. 1 Hits climbs on two U.K. charts this week, nearing the top 40 on the streaming list more than 20 ...

In 2020, live music, along with the rest of the world, went into lockdown. With tours cancelled and no shows to review, ...

Bands not solo acts; debut album released before 1980 (about when the classic rock radio format began); three or more studio ...

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DJ Akademiks previously claimed to have heard the album on Thursday (March 13), and he’s already championing it as a “day one classic” and seemingly dropped names from the star-studded guest ...