That prompts Rather to ask him what rock and roll, at its very core, is all about. It’s here that White distinguishes key ...

This novelty instrumental band walked so Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purple, and the iconic riff to "Smoke On The Water" could ...

When it comes to the greatest classic rock debut albums of all time, it is relatively subjective—though some works do stick ...

Not all rock bands have a dedicated organist, These four brilliant keyboardists make a great case that all bands should.

Age is just a number when you're a rock star! "There's a saying in the music business: You don't retire from it, it retires you," Gary Rossington, the founding guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, said in ...

More than 30 years later, saying that you saw the heavily mythologised Kyuss “back in the day” gives you street cred in this scene that cannot be purchased or transacted through any other band. I am ...

In 2025, rock was still hanging in. As artificial intelligence infiltrates music, the genre’s handmade imperfections are more crucial than ever. By Jon Pareles The 21st century has not been kind to ...

One of the most iconic rock bands of all time once said “The Show Must Go On,” but that was more than 30 years ago. Queen is done with touring, according to Anita Dobson, the longtime wife of ...

Legendary rock band Queen appears to be nearing an end to their touring days. Anita Dobson, the wife of Queen’s guitarist, Brian May, shared news of the band’s future in an interview with Mirror.

Our favorite books this year (in no particular order) included definitive memoirs by music figures as varied as Ozzy Osbourne, Lionel Richie, and Cameron Crowe; chronicles of bands long gone and those ...