Adrian Belew’s all-star touring celebration of his ’80s work with King Crimson was a runaway success from the moment it was announced last April. Now, guitarist Steve Vai says that Beat, the ...

The song originated as far back as 1974, at the very outset of the band. Back then, the young David Byrne had joined (what ...

Just because bands and musicians are one-hit wonders, doesn’t mean that can’t leave an important mark on pop music history. These four artists shined bright and fizzled out pretty quickly, but their ...

A list of “alternate” power pop albums; in other words, albums that don’t show up on the usual rankings lists, but that could ...

Americana music moved to the margins. In an era dominated by prog rock, punk rock, and new wave, instruments like steel ...

These famous bass lines prove that sometimes, a bass can easily overshadow even the best guitar work in rock music.

A DOCKumentary” was released last year to much chatter and commentary. This feels like a final establishment of the genre as ...

A classic rock band has released two new songs from their upcoming album that will feature its core lineup for the first time ...

One of the saddest classic rock songs was written by The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and recorded by another star.

John Sykes, best known for his work with popular rock bands Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake, has died at the age of 65. The British ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT ROCK AND ALTERNATIVE SONGS, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

“School of Rock,” a movie where Jack Black poses as a substitute teacher and unlocks kids’ artistic creativity at a stuffy private school by introducing them to the power of rock ‘n’ roll, is ...