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A co-founder of the defining country-rock band of the genre's formative years, Chris Ethridge left his mark on music…

“I move across, innocence lost.” —R.E.M., “Bittersweet Me”

Before he re-christened himself Father John Misty, Josh Tillman was the drummer for a little-known folk-rock band…

The most weirdly memorable part of the New York Times’ recent profile of Jack White occurs near the end, when White…

Last week Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees slipped into a coma that doctors feared he might never wake up from. But while…

Jimmy Fallon will be releasing his first comedy album since 2002's The Bathroom Wall on June 12: It's called Blow…

Fiona Apple's new album (deep breath) The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will…

Care to match our obsessiveness? The first reader to correctly name the song order of our snare solo supercut will…

Damon Albarn might've recently dashed hopes for new Blur music, but the band is hoping fans will enjoy a heap pile…

A fine drummer, an excellent singer, a founding member of a pivotal band in rock history, a fantastically warm and…

For a while there, it was almost trendy for pop stars to care about economic inequality. Some of the media heat has…

Back in November, we were surprised to learn that the famous "wardrobe malfunction" incident from the Super Bowl…

Greg Ham might not be a household name, but he has a unique claim to fame: He's responsible for perhaps the most…

James Mercer’s main project The Shins has a darker aura to its sound on Port Of Morrow, and now one of the album’s…

Clearly, it was an idea that was destined to become a hit: Take Lionel Richie, have him do a bunch of old Lionel…

According to a post on his official website, drummer Levon Helm of The Band "is in the final stages of his battle…

As the lead singer and main songwriter for Counting Crows, Adam Duritz ranks among the most recognizable and…

In the realm of "what if?" Kurt Cobain lore, it's been frequently speculated that the Nirvana frontman, if he had…

After a well-publicized debut this weekend at Coachella, the Tupac hologram has already inspired a lot of…

“The blues is a chair,” John Lennon once told Rolling Stone. “Not a design for a chair, or a better chair… it is the…