Festival season is here, and jam fans are ready to ride the wave. From deep improv sessions to unexpected collabs, the energy is building for a summer of live music, community, and freeform ...

Back in 1988, Billy Corgan and James Iha started playing sad, Joy Division- and Cure-inspired songs over a drum machine. D’Arcy Wretzky joined them on bass, and the Smashing Pumpkins were born.

Over the last six weeks, eight rock and metal bands have split with their drummer. One legendary group even fired the same ...

Explore the journey of My Morning Jacket, a band that fuses rock, psychedelia, and country, and recently released their album ...

The year 1995 was a truly dynamic year for alternative and rock music, with Alanis Morissette, Bush, Foo Fighters, Oasis and ...

'S--- Happens': Black Keys Plot New Tour After Last Year’s Fiasco The pair used their unplanned time off to record a new album, with the first single arriving shortly.

The biggest rock and metal bands that have released three or less albums due to break-ups, deaths, legal issues and more. After taking 22 years to follow-up 'Loveless,' My Bloody Valentine expect ...

Try picking only 25 rock + metal albums from each decade that you would want to ensure your kids listened to. It's a harder exercise than you might think. His many career highlights include David ...

Tom Edwards, who served as the guitarist and musical director for Adam Ant died yesterday (Jan. 25) at the age of 41. Adam Ant was not only one of the biggest pop stars of the early 1980s; he was ...

Scott Shetler Scott Shetler is a Chicago-based freelance writer whose words can be found on PopCrush, Diffuser and other music, pop culture and travel websites. He has interviewed a wide range of ...