There's no question that alt-country existed long before the 1990s: Consider Neil Young's masterpiece Harvest, released in 1972, or the Mekons' Fear and Whiskey, Green on Red's Gas Food Lodging and ...

There are plenty of modern and timeless songs we sing on New Year’s. But one of the most classic tunes of all is “Auld Lang ...

For their third full-length, however, the New Jersey quintet were dreaming of a sound that would catapult them into the higher echelons of alternative rock. The lead single and title track (of sorts) ...

The ’90s was a golden era for television, providing us with some of the most memorable theme songs that instantly take us back to our favorite nostalgic moments. Be it sitcoms, teen dramas, or crime ...

Few rock bands have been as successful over the last 50 years as U2. They've earned it, forming as teenagers in the late '70s and creating challenging rock that mixed the personal, political, and ...

Perhaps no other songwriter has had the level of a career that the legendary lyricist and musician Bob Dylan has enjoyed. Conventionally known as likely the best at his craft in the history of the art ...

When counted out and living in the shadow of her carefully-crafted persona, Tina transformed into another hero we needed and, more importantly, she needed. Making her major comeback in the mid-‘80s ...

Looking back at the rock music from the turn of the century can feel a bit like looking into an empty refrigerator. The period of time marked the rise of boy bands and pop artists like Britney Spears.

LGBTQ+ people have always been at pop’s vanguard, as performers and audiences; the history of pop music is queer history. Blues originators like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, both openly bisexual, ...

— -- School's out for summer … School's out forever …lNo more pencils, no more books … No More teachers' dirty looks. Released in 1972, Alice Cooper's "School's Out" became the defining song of ...

Welcome to Upside and Motor, a weekly NBA Draft column dedicated to analyzing the next wave of basketball stars, from blue blood sensations to those flying under the radar. Over this past weekend, I ...