Chris Rea, the beloved British rock and blues singer, known for 'Driving Home for Christmas', has died at 74. His music, ...
Only three songs held the #1 spot for two weeks or less, and six held it for five weeks or more. I think there are eight good ...
On this day in 1966, an heir to part of the Guinness family fortune passed away, inspiring arguably the greatest rock ballad ...
Billboard magazine released its 50 Greatest Rock Bands. The list tells us more about the listers than the listed. The all-female Sleater-Kinney, the all-Mexican Café Tacvba, and the all-black Earth, ...
Since 1960, the Beatles—four fabulous lads from Liverpool, England—have remained the greatest rock and roll band in the history of music. How John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo ...
Father Maximilian Mary Dean spends his days as a hermit in the hills of southern Pennsylvania celebrating Mass, praying the Liturgy of the Hours, reciting the Rosary — and recording rock music. “My ...
J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...
Pete Townshend is never one to pull punches. On a recent appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the Who’s legendary guitarist-songwriter made a bold political statement while naming his ...
Queens of the Stone Age had just finished performing the most obscure track (“Mosquito Song”) off their most popular album (“Songs for the Deaf”) beneath dense murder-red lights when a screeching ...
Kid Rock filled in for Cody Johnson at the Hondo Rodeo Fest in Arizona recently. While he was onstage, he took the liberty of adding another verse to Johnson's No.1 hit, " 'Till You Can't", about ...
The ’70s were defined by music ranging from pop and punk to country rock and metal, but one genre stands out in the classic rock field: hard rock. Easily encompassing many of the above styles, as well ...
If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...