Boston's rise from near obscurity in the latter part of 1976 entered the rock 'n' roll lexicon long ago. Their story is familiar to anyone with a knowledge of popular music history: how MIT mechanical ...

Ed Sheeran has been accused by industry insiders of relying on artificial intelligence to help craft lyrics for his new album Play – with critics branding parts of it "cheesy" and "lifeless," ...

This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. I wanna talk about the people who live on the edge. The ...

Soundgarden are about 70% of the way through making a final album, featuring vocals recorded by Chris Cornell when the band were demoing the tracks. The songs were written in 2015 and 2016, with ...

What’s great is that Trent Reznor sings on four new NIN songs. But besides that, he and Atticus Ross team up for a stripped-down and casually fun score that slots in nicely with the Tron composers who ...

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On the eve of the theatrical premiere of the Rome-based concert movie, Variety Zoomed with one of the world’s most beloved singer-guitarists to find out why he has a love of performance films in ...

The plan was to meet at Doug Dulgarian’s apartment. Turns out I’m at his second home. Expecting a far more residential locale, I check my phone to confirm I’m in the right place. ‘I too am almost ...

As Radiohead's first tour in seven years inches closer, we take a deep dive into the Guitar World archives to uncover the game-changing band's approach to recording guitars during what many may ...

Rising trio Number_i – consisting of Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji, and Yuta Kishi – continue their momentum of success with their recent single "U.M.A." debuting #1 on Billboard Japan’s Hot 100 and latest ...

A longtime fan of "Gachiakuta," hololive's reaper rapper channels the series' grit and hope into its new opening theme, ...

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