Oh, No! It’s Devo’s 40th anniversary of Freedom of Choice
Ohio art-rockers’ 1980 record opened the floodgates for the new wave genre in America
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Author: Kelley Simms
The Claudettes: “Garage Cabaret” At Its Best
Chicago blues/punk quartet release their most stirring album yet
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Richie Kotzen: An American Journeyman at Mid-Century
The legendary guitar wiz celebrates his 50th birthday with a 50-song album
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ALBUMS: Atmosphere Climbs High
Minneapolis’s premier hip-hop duo contemplates the future on Whenever
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Leif Garrett Turns Over A New Leaf
The former teen idol and Melvins collaborator pens tell-tale memoir, promises new music in 2020
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Laughs and Riffs: Why Metal and Comedy Go Well Together
Kelley Simms meets modern comic greats Don Jameison and Jim Breuer at the intersection of hilarity and headbanging
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The Nuttiest Sound Around: Madness’s One Step Beyond Turns 40
The debut LP of this iconic British ska band introduced a genre revival in 1979
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Stronger Than Hate: Sepultura’s Beneath the Remains at 30
Brazilian thrashers opened up a whole new can of worms with its third studio album
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John 5 Prepares for Invasion
Rob Zombie guitar wizard creates magic on his ninth solo studio album
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Mr. Big turns 30
American supergroup’s debut album set a new precedent for hard rock musicianship in 1989
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Three Bugs, A Pound of Dust: Slipknot at 20
From the state that brought us Caucus Fever and “Monday Night Rollins” emerged metal’s greatest oddfellows with a debut LP for the ages
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Booker T. Jones: Soul Man Supreme
The Memphis music legend discusses Stax Records, “Green Onions” and more
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ALBUM REVIEW: Alan Parsons Shows Us a “Miracle”
The prog icon returns to classic sound on The Secret
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Uriah Heep: Still ‘Eavy After All These Years
British prog rockers 25th album captures the band’s classic sound
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The Priest They Called Them
Lifelong Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill discusses his band’s legacy
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