Bob Ruggiero

In 2026, we think of Paul Simon as a treasured titan of rock and pop music. First as a member (and driving creative force) of ‘60s-defining duo Simon and Garfunkel.

It is one of the biggest selling rock albums of all time (No. 4 if you limit to actual studio releases), and certainly marks the creative high point of its makers.

“Hotel California,” the epochal album of the Eagles discography, is celebrated in a lavish book.

It was an offer that Josh Groban couldn't refuse. Literally . Because it came directly from the Godfather himself.

In the scheduling of musician interviews, performers usually prefer daytime chats. That's when they tend to be the freest with their time. But there's a very good reason that Emily Grace VanNostrand is not available to chat until 6 p.m. on a weekday: She's been in high school all day long.

After releasing what is likely their final studio album, thrash metal titans Megadeth are crisscrossing the world on their farewell tour.

Hearing the term “grunge rock” for many instantly brings to mind a time (the early/mid ‘90s), place (Seattle), image (flannel shirts, Doc Marten boots), label (Sub Pop) appropriate “Big Four” acts (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains) and Scene Martyr (Kurt Cobain).

For fiction writers, sometimes a story just stays with you. It may take a while to formulate in the head, then spread to the fingers on the keyboard.

Music and culture writer Chuck Klosterman's new book imagines a wildly divergent "history" of rock and roll where the Velvet Underground's popularity trumps the Beatles and KISS is a "thinking man's band."

It's the day before September 11, 2026, the 25 anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks on the United States.