The Latest

Van Halen and the Craziest, Most Debaucherous Party of 1984

"Lost Weekend" directors Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb on all the sex, drugs and rock and roll you'd expect from Diamond Dave and Co.

The Rolling Stones Give Back Royalty Rights to “Bitter Sweet Symphony”

The legal dispute with the Verve's Richard Ashcroft took 22 years to resolve

NYC Public Library Acquires Fab 5 Freddy’s Personal Archive

Harlem's Schomburg Center has the personal collection of the original “MTV Raps” host

There Were Plenty of Music Festivals in ’69 That Weren’t Woodstock

Tyler Wilcox of Pitchfork has rounded up six of 'em

Why 8 Songs Is All It Takes to Make a Great Album

Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, Patti Smith and Black Sabbath all agree on at least one thing

Song of the Day: Matt Kivel Evolves With “Radiance”

Brian Eno minimalism meets 1970s Laurel Canyon folk

It’s Time to Give Billy Joel the Respect He Deserves

Remembering how and why the Piano Man got his hooks into me, on the week of his 70th birthday

“Game of Thrones” Live Tour — The Concert You Didn’t Know You Needed

Special guests like System of a Down's Serj Takian have been known to drop in

Sunn O))) and the New Era of Drone

Long live the transformative and meditative potential of the loud, long and fat electric guitar chord

Led Zeppelin Documentary Coming in Honor of Band’s 50th Anniversary

Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones have signed off on the project

The Dirty Truth About the Rolling Stones’ Sexual Conquests

A new documentary has brought old stories about Mick, Keith and the band to light

The Best Record Label in America Doesn’t Release New Music

Numero Group turned into the industry's ultimate tastemaker by throwing the rulebook in the trash

By the Numbers, This Is the Most Musical City in the World

NYC, London and Austin don't even come close

Ezra Koenig Is the Menswear Icon We Need in 2019

The Vampire Weekend frontman knows it costs a lot to look this relaxed

The 20 Outdoor “Shed Tours” You Can’t Miss This Summer

From Billie Eilish to Bryan Adams, it’s all about the hits