Penelope Houston, pioneering frontwoman of San Francisco punk band The Avengers, revisits the creation of their iconic ...

RSD Black Friday is the autumnal counterpart to April’s main Record Store Day celebration, the annual holiday for music ...

David Bowie never really suffered with seeming uncool, but one encounter with John Lydon temporarily left his confidence at ...

What a magnificent night of live music, centered on the 1975 debut that is regularly — and rightfully — considered to be one ...

Costello was a Bob Marley fan in his own right, even sharing with Vanity Fair what he calls the two greatest Marley songs.

Some artists peak early. These stunning debut albums set a standard so high, even their creators couldn’t top them ...

Some of the biggest names in music history started out with completely different band names that nobody remembers today.

Joining the rising British band fronted by theatrical lead singer Peter Gabriel in 1972, just months after Phil Collins took ...

The well-established festival celebrating music writing has its strongest year yet with an impressive line-up sparking many ...

Read an excerpt from the new book, 'Born Human,' about Chuck Schuldiner, who played in the bands Death, Control Denied, Mantas, and Voodoocult.

Most pop songs clock in around three to four minutes, giving artists plenty of time to build verses, choruses, and maybe a ...