From the moment the Arctic Monkeys released 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' in 2006, they've been one one of the most buzzed-about bands on the planet. Last year's 'AM' finally proved ...

No offense, but some people are way too easily offended – especially when it comes to music. While it's true musicians (the relatively famous ones, at least) can make an indelible mark on listeners, ...

From his earliest bands to the vaunted Revolution, from the many variations of the New Power Generation to the all-female 3rdeyegirl, Prince counted dozens upon dozens of musicians as his bandmates.

R.E.M.'s most topical album yet just kept getting more intense. "Finest Worksong" opened Document by using the then-current economic situation in America as subtext. "Welcome to the Occupation" took ...

On May 25, 1977, an unheralded science-fiction epic named Star Wars opened in less than three dozen theaters across the United States. From this modest beginning sprung the most popular franchise in ...

On an epic night in Madison, Wisconsin, the Kohl Center came alive as two of the most dynamic bands in the indie music scene, Goose and Mt. Joy, joined forces for an incredible co-headlining ...

When the Smashing Pumpkins released their debut album in 1991, nobody was paying much attention to what Billy Corgan was singing. 'Gish' was all about the guitar noise the band unleashed. The ...

'Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me' "Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me / No hope but no harm / Just another false alarm." Oh, how Morrissey loves to mope and sink into despairing ...

But everything wasn’t hunky dory with a couple of the Pumpkins members. During the Mellon Collie tour, drummer Jimmy Chamberlin and touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin had developed a penchant for ...

Let's be upfront: During its career, the Jam never made a bad record, which makes a definitive ranking difficult to determine. However, the group did show marked creative growth over its six studio ...

Eurythmics had one thing their MTV-era synth-pop contemporaries didn't: Annie Lennox. The singer brought warmth and depth to a genre that was usually lacking in those departments. Dave Stewart's ...

After hearing about Mt. Joy, I finally caught them live at Mountain Jam this summer -- a true high point. This indie folk-rock group, formed in 2017, has taken the music scene by storm with their ...