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"Rock and metal is one of the few genres that has kept a certain quality." Lacuna Coil singer says metal bands are maintaining higher standards than most in the face of industry challenges
In today's world of short attention spans, metal still sounds pretty great according to Lacuna Coil's Andrea Ferro
"Rock and metal is one of the few genres that has kept a certain quality." Lacuna Coil singer says metal bands are maintaining higher standards than most in the face of industry challenges
In today's world of short attention spans, metal still sounds pretty great according to Lacuna Coil's Andrea Ferro
“If someone says they don’t like something, that makes me embrace it even more”: Steve Harris defends Iron Maiden’s No Prayer For The Dying album – and names the one radical thing he’d change about if
Do you love Iron Maiden’s eighth album? You’re in good company
“In the wake of all the frustration and banging our head against, it felt like everything aligned perfectly. I don’t think a lot of people get that moment in their life”: The two millennial classics that turned Jimmy Eat World into low-key emo royalty
Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity and Bleed American should be in every post-hardcore fan’s record collection
The Eagles Solo Albums You Shouldn't Have Overlooked
All seven released an LP that either slipped through the cracks at the time or lost cultural resonance over the years. Continue reading…
Rod Stewart Joined by Steven Van Zandt at 'One Last Time' Show
The E Street Band guitarist joined Stewart for some classic soul covers. Continue reading…
“It really seriously disturbed me, singing my songs about peace and love and there’s fighting in front of me. But it was very good for the album”: Steve Hillage’s career in and out of psych prog icons Gong
Canterbury scene guitarist and producer explains how “the modern equivalent of shamanism” has run through his life – along with a nugget of advice from Jimi Hendrix
The Concert For Bangladesh: Gently Weeping
George Harrison organized a pair of benefit concerts to aid the country of his friend Ravi Shankar. The all-star lineup provided some memorable moments. The post The Concert For Ba...
Jerry Garcia: A 1976 Interview with the Grateful Dead’s Figurehead
"In the Grateful Dead, no two people have the same conception musically, which makes it harder. Nobody gets their way," Garcia said in this archival chat. The post Jerry Garcia: A ...
When Carlene Carter Created ‘Musical Shapes’ (With Rockpile)
Desperate to find a simpatico partner for her third LP, she turned to her husband, Rockpile bassist Nick Lowe. The post When Carlene Carter Created ‘Musical Shapes’ (With Rockpile)...
5 Death Metal Bands Who Peaked on Their Last Album
These death metal bands waited until their last album to hit their peak and deliver their very best. Continue reading…
"One of the things that Bruce Dickinson and Paul Di’Anno didn’t have was, they’d not seen Iron Maiden as a fan." Blaze Bayley on heart attacks, being banned by the church and his legacy with 'metal's greatest band'
Blaze Bayley is open to working with Iron Maiden again - and has ideas of how he'd love to do it
“Some bands you see and you just know. The Beatles were one. The Stones were one. AC/DC were one”: This is what Lemmy really thought of AC/DC and their legendary singer Bon Scott
One great rock’n’roll icon pays a posthumous tribute to another
Jim Root responds to rumours that Sid Wilson has been fired from Slipknot: “Don’t believe everything you read. Stop. Think.”
According to a report, Sid Wilson is no longer a member of Slipknot
"They liked the Butthole Surfers, they liked Iggy Pop, they liked us… we were keeping good company." How Beavis and Butt-head's approval of Thunder Kiss '65 turned White Zombie into a million-selling band
"It was our most normal song. A song that a normal person might enjoy."
“If he felt the bass parts while he was singing, it could only be a matter of time before it crept down from his head into his fingers”: How Boz Burrell saved King Crimson when Robert Fripp had lost hope
If someone hadn’t left a bass behind in the band’s rehearsal room, leading to a change of role for their newly-hired singer, their career might well have ended before 1971’s Island...
Report - Sid Wilson No Longer a Member of Slipknot
TMZ is reporting the band notified Wilson that he would no longer be a member moving forward. Continue reading…
“I had a creepy feeling things were going against us”: The chilling prophecy and unthinkable tragedy that overshadows one of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s greatest albums
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s final album of the 70s is forever linked to the fatal plane crash that followed – but did Ronnie Van Zant predict it?
Best Album By 11 Legendary Alternative Rock Bands
Looking back at the best from the best alternative rock bands of all time. Continue reading…
On This Day in 1971: James Taylor Lands His Only No. 1 Hit
He later called the Carole King-penned track "the best song written by a human being." Continue reading…
11 Great Southern Rock Albums
The genre is difficult to define. You just know it when you hear it. And these studio albums are, without a doubt, the real deal. The post 11 Great Southern Rock Albums appeared fi...
