T. Rex's signature song was written and recorded while on a hectic US tour, and would be their only stateside hit ...

From Blind Willie Johnson to Howlin' Wolf and beyond, Paul McGuinness explores the best blues songs of all time ...

Chris Tapp loves his riffs. The guitarist/keyboardist/singer/songwriter and overall auteur for Nashville’s The Cold Stares fires them as incessantly as an AR-15 on ...

Spontaneity, lack of set lists and real-time creativity were among the hallmarks of the White Stripes’ spellbinding live shows.

It’s no secret that Led Zeppelin ripped off lesser-known blues artists to craft some of their most timeless songs — so consider this list of the 11 best and most brazen Led Zeppelin rip-offs a loving ...

From Zeppelin to Queen, these modern bands channel rock legends’ sounds, proving classic rock’s spirit still thrives today ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

An Oklahoma City-based husband-and-wife duo is releasing their sophomore album this week after spending two years crafting the “gritty blues-rock riffs.” Shane Henry and Maggie McClure, of the duo The ...

From teenage fame to thunderous stages, Taylor Momsen’s journey with The Pretty Reckless unfolds in songs that burn with grit ...

Blending music styles has become so common that partitioning songs into specific genres almost seems pointless. But the pop artists below released iconic hits by radically altering their usual sound ...

Some heavy music die-hards may think of Jethro Tull — the ever-shifting rock institution led by the flute-flaunting, prog-indulging Ian Anderson — with bewilderment, disdain, or both. But that bias ...