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Brother Elsey Capture the Scary Present in Their Debut LP

Brother Elsey Capture the Scary Present in Their Debut LP

Brother Elsey rock out to ease their pain and share their feelings with the rest of us. It’s recommended that this album be played at a loud volume.

Belly’s 1995 Album ‘King’ Surprised with Its Rock Sound

Belly’s 1995 Album ‘King’ Surprised with Its Rock Sound

Belly’s rock-oriented follow-up, King, to their dream pop debut, Star, didn’t deserve its fate. It showcases a talented group stretching their sound.

15 Awe-inspiring Rock Guitar Solos You Might Not Know

15 Awe-inspiring Rock Guitar Solos You Might Not Know

Guitar solos are an intrinsic highlight of rock history. Here we turn over some stones to discover 15 performances lacking the plaudits they deserve.

The 25 Best Rock Albums of 2024

The 25 Best Rock Albums of 2024

As always, rock was a guitar-led extravaganza in 2024 with artists drawing from an ever-widening musical well. These are the 25 best rock albums of the year.

Arlen Roth Plays Lively Folk Pop Acoustic Guitar Standards

Arlen Roth Plays Lively Folk Pop Acoustic Guitar Standards

Arlen Roth’s Playing Out the String is a blissful treat. The master guitarist delightfully picks and strums his way through well-known 20th-century songs.

‘Even the Forest Hums’ Showcases Little-Known Ukrainian Music

‘Even the Forest Hums’ Showcases Little-Known Ukrainian Music

This new compilation celebrates Ukrainian musicians’ abilities to find alternate modes of creating in the face of Soviet state restrictions.

Finding a Home with Tom Waits

Finding a Home with Tom Waits

When the light hits the music just right, Tom Waits’ body of work unlocks and reveals itself: to be at home anywhere is to be at home nowhere at all.

David Gilmour Shines in Halloween Finale at the Hollywood Bowl

David Gilmour Shines in Halloween Finale at the Hollywood Bowl

David Gilmour visits 1973 early in the set with a crowd-pleasing trio of “Speak to Me”, “Breath (In the Air)”, and “Time” from The Dark Side of the Moon.

Bruce Springsteen Documentary ‘Road Diary’ Takes a Familiar Route

Bruce Springsteen Documentary ‘Road Diary’ Takes a Familiar Route

Bruce Springsteen documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band gets you there by taking a familiar yet still enjoyable route.

How Bob Dylan Reinvented the Blues Highway for Contemporary America

How Bob Dylan Reinvented the Blues Highway for Contemporary America

Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” captures America at the peak of the civil rights struggle when African Americans were forced to fight for a country that had left them impoverished and disenfranchised.

The 10 Spookiest Lou Reed Songs

The 10 Spookiest Lou Reed Songs

From graphic depictions of violence and death to ominous and grating musical atmospheres, Lou Reed created numerous frightening tunes.

Better to Burn Out: Neil Young’s ‘Archives Vol. III (1976-1987)’

Better to Burn Out: Neil Young’s ‘Archives Vol. III (1976-1987)’

Neil Young’s Archives Vol. III (1976-1987) is the most substantial of his three archival releases, providing an ecstatic vision of what it means to “burn out”.