However, to call it a down year for shoegaze would require strenuous amounts of cynicism and incuriosity. Every week, I felt like I stumbled into at least one new song that reinforced my belief that ...
Music fans should be easy to shop for this holiday season, right?Wrong! What do you pick up for the friend who knew about that rapper months before the rest of the world? What about the audiophile, ...
2016: Sir Mick Jagger becomes a father for the eighth time at the age of 73, after his 29-year-old girlfriend, American ballerina Melanie Hamrick, gives birth to a boy. On the same day, astronaut and ...
Here’s a gift guide for the audio lover in your life — from a can’t-miss box set for the Elvis Costello obsessive to a set of wine glasses that will be music to everyone’s ears.
This year was one big stress test that presented artists with a choice: Face uncomfortable realities or serve distractions to the audience. Pop music turned inward and looked backward while hip ...
What is the best metal album of each year since 1970? Come find out! We've sifted through the best of the best from over half a century of metal, enjoying fierce debates along the way while making ...
The biggest Folk albums of the month (defined in partnership with English Folk Expo) by British and Irish artists, based on sales in the UK of downloads, CDs, vinyl and other formats, plus streams.
The Weeknd will kickstart 2025 with a new album and celebratory concert in California. “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the final chapter in a trilogy that includes 2020’s “After Hours” and 2022’s ...