Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’ve all heard that “rock is dead.” But if we are to…
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The Year in ’90s Metal
It may be that 2019 was the best year for ’90s metal since, well, 1999.…
Prince: A Guide to the Indie Years
Prince was nothing if not prolific, but turning out material at a breakneck pace didn’t…
Greater Than the Sum: 25 Electrifying Power Duos
On October 11, Lightning Bolt return with their seventh album, Sonic Citadel, reminding us of…
Don’t Bore Us, Get to the Chorus
Despite its reputation as the No. 1 music-industry disruptor of 2019, Lil Nas X’s honky-hop…
The Roots of Prog-Metal: 1969-1977
Progressive metal first emerged in the late ’80s, a whirlwind of ambitious themes, sprawling concepts,…
50 Songs in 5 Minutes
At a minute and 53 seconds, “Old Town Road” made headlines for being the shortest…
The U.K.’s Most Unlikely Top 40 Hits
The world has gotten smaller. If you compare the U.S. and U.K. Top 40 pop…
The Greatest One-Person-Band Albums
Sometimes music is a solitary endeavor. After recording technology advanced to the point of making…
An Ode to the Theremin
Emerging in 1920, the theremin is one of the earliest electronic instruments, a whining, pitch-bending…