The prevailing sentiment of In 1,000 Agonies, I Exist is not “celebratory,” per se, but its pummeling desperation offers more ...

Now, with Weir gone, the quiet feels louder than expected. In the long fade-out of a song that refuses to end cleanly. He ...

The big talking point of the week, splashed across pages 6 and 7 of the magazine, was the surprise revelation that Black ...

A concert honoring the Grateful Dead guitarist showed the durability of the band’s music and culture, even as its members ...

During The Guardian's Today In Focus podcast, music editor Ben Beaumont-Thomas called out Sleep Token's Even In Arcadia as the worst album of the year. They may have been one of 2025's biggest bands, ...

A Southern rock group who rose to fame in the late 1980s is going on tour to support their first new album in 21 years. .38 Special has announced the first leg of the band’s 2026 tour in support of ...

It’s easy to pinpoint when trends in music begin: People rally around a specific band or album, a new scene forms around a shared sensibility, or a particular sound permeates the zeitgeist. It’s more ...

Read this story for free. To continue reading, sign up for The Rundown and get unlimited access to WBEZ.org. Chicago soul band Hollyy released their debut album last week. They’re celebrating this ...

This year's best country albums list is once again presented in partnership with Don't Rock The Inbox, the amazing country music newsletter run by Stereogum contributors Marissa R. Moss and Natalie ...

Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

Three rock albums made Billboard's list of the 50 Best Albums of 2025 and one of them actually cracked the Top 10. This particular list consisted of staff picks and there are 30 writers credited on ...