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The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards is airing live from Los Angeles Sunday with host Trevor Noah. The Grammys ceremony was postponed from its original date in January over COVID-19 concerns and is now broadcasting with a mix of in-person and virtual participation on CBS...

The mood of 1992: “We won!” Nirvana’s Nevermind sold by the truckload hourly. All anyone could talk about was alternative rock and grunge. Record biz execs walked around that spring’s SXSW convention in Austin in floppy, artfully unwashed hair, just-purchased flannel shirts and ripped jeans. You’d pass a line of t...

When Evergreen State College student Bruce Pavitt began his Subterranean Pop fanzine in the early ’80s, covering American independent bands and recordings, he had no idea he would virtually invent an entire rock genre. He was just looking to earn a course credit at the freewheeling Olympia, Washington, higher education outlet. But ...

Despite the spike in coronavirus cases in the U.S., the 88th annual Sturgis Buffalo Chip Rally is still scheduled to happen in South Dakota next month. Bands included in this year's lineup are Smash Mouth, Trapt, Buckcherry, Drowning Pool and more. The local ...

Streaming numbers have surged because people have been spending more time at home. Many are bingeing their way through shows they’ve already watched or are consumed with the ridiculous Tiger King series. Why not break away from that and learn something about music instead? ...

The late night talk show circuit may feature a few celebrity interviews or comedy sketches and maybe even some games—but the real excitement comes from the showstopping musical performances. Bands and artists have the luxury of reaching an audience they may have never been put in front of otherwise (such as when my own mother told me she liked that band “A-S-A-P” and their song “Rocky” when rapper

The Sword are gearing up to release their fifth album, High Country, and in preparation for the record, the band have unleashed a new single, titled "Empty Temples." After listening to the song, it is clear that the group was aiming for a classic sound, similar to Thin Lizzy and ZZ Top. Lis ...

Check out this exclusive stream of Coheed And Cambria's cover of ZZ Top's "Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers," taken from ZZ Top: A Tribute From Friends, available Oct. 11 on Show Dog/Universal.