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  1. switched on pop
    The Enduring Appeal of Buckingham NicksHow Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham covered Stevie and Lindsey’s lost classic.
    By Charlie Harding
  2. album review
    Linkin Park’s Risky Rebirth Paid OffAn initially messy return paved the way for a balanced new album.
    By Craig Jenkins
  3. switched on pop
    Let’s Give It Up for the FreaksBreaking down three new songs from three legendary weirdos.
    By Charlie Harding, Reanna Cruz, and Nate Sloan
  4. awards season
    Beyoncé Leads the 2025 Grammy NominationsHer 11 nods break an Academy record.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  5. read me read me read me
    Robert Smith Is a Big Ol’ Book NerdTracking the not-so-hidden literary references on the Cure’s new album.
    By Chris Stanton
  6. superlatives
    The Best and Nastiest of Slipknot, According to Clown‘People would vomit when they saw it.’
    By Emma Madden
  7. rip
    Grateful Dead Bassist Phil Lesh Dead at 84Lesh changed how the instrument was played.
    By Justin Curto
  8. album review
    This Is Not How to End Your BandThe final Japandroids album sounds like a retread of better Japandroids albums.
    By Brady Gerber
  9. sexual abuse
    Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley Asks Ex-Manager to Testify ‘Under Oath’ Over AllegationsGreig Nori has denied claims he groomed and abused Whibley.
    By Justin Curto
  10. superlatives
    Rick Wakeman on His Proudest and Most Baffling Music“People sometimes say prog rock’s too serious. No, it’s not!”
    By Jordan Hoffman
  11. single tear
    Coldplay’s Most Earnest Lyrics, RankedFrom the rabidly heartfelt to the disgustingly sincere.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  12. vulture lists
    Cissy Houston Sang Backup on Your Favorite SongsYou know her work as intimately as you do the hits of her daughter Whitney.
    By Stephen Thomas Erlewine
  13. grammys 2025
    Zach Bryan Won’t Be Winning Any More Grammys Next YearHe didn’t submit The Great American Bar Scene for consideration.
    By Justin Curto
  14. song roulette
    Franz Ferdinand Beat the Fourth-Album CurseHow Alex Kapranos wrote a hit during “the most difficult and testing period to be in a band.”
    By Devon Ivie
  15. new slang
    Azealia Banks Might Be the Shins’ Biggest FanShe keeps lobbying for Taylor Swift to work with James Mercer.
    By Justin Curto
  16. respect the classics
    Liam and Noel Gallagher (R) of the band
    What’s the Story? Oasis Is Reuniting.As promised, they’re coming to North America — and they’ve already added more dates.
    By Justin Curto
  17. remembrance
    Kris Kristofferson Became What Elvis Wanted to BeA music star, a movie star, and a man whose roles and songs were knitted together.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  18. encore
    My Quest to Exterminate an EarwormWhat happens when a Fall Out Boy song gets stuck in your head — and never leaves?
    By Marianne Eloise
  19. superlatives
    Nardwuar on His Best and Most Uncomfortable Interviews“I went ‘Doot-doola-doot-doo’ and then he Silly Stringed me.”
    By Emma Madden
  20. respect the classics
    A Brief Pink Floyd DétenteA new cover of ‘Comfortably Numb’ finally forced David Gilmour and Roger Waters to agree on something.
    By Stephen Thomas Erlewine
  21. what she’s done
    What’s Up With Linkin Park’s New Singer?Chester Bennington’s mother said she feels “betrayed” by the band.
    By Justin Curto
  22. blowin in the wrench
    Bob Dylan Throws a Wrench Into ‘Desolation Row’The inscrutable singer’s latest mystery? Playing his songs with household tools.
    By Chris Stanton
  23. he shreds
    Indie Rock’s Latest ‘Savior’ Isn’t There YetIt’s funny heaping highbrow praise on MJ Lenderman, a guy who writes poignant songs that reference Lucky Charms and Rip Torn.
    By Chris Stanton
  24. current affairs
    Dave Grohl’s Got Another Confession to MakeThe Foo Fighters singer had a baby daughter “outside of my marriage.”
    By Justin Curto
  25. breaking the habit
    Linkin Park Is Bringing the Heat for Their Comeback TourHas anyone warned Ticketmaster?
    By Alejandra Gularte
  26. save me
    Oasis Perform In Finsbury Park In 2002
    Ticketmaster Couldn’t Handle the Oasis Reunion TourThe U.K. government will investigate Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  27. my big mouth
    A Definitely Maybe Complete History of the Oasis Feud“I can play him like a slightly disused arcade game.”
    By Matthew Ismael Ruiz
  28. superlatives
    Steve Lukather on the Most Essential and Vindicating Music of His Career“Where’s my fucking yacht? I played on every one of those records.”
    By Devon Ivie
  29. he’s my bruv
    10 Things We Want From the Oasis ReunionFirst: Hire a family therapist.
    By Zach Schonfeld
  30. fall preview 2024
    10 Tours We Can’t Wait to See This FallThe acts worth braving Ticketmaster for.
    By Quinn Moreland
  31. peace out
    Aerosmith "Peace Out: The Farewell Tour" - New York
    Aerosmith Announces ‘Heartbreaking’ Retirement from TouringThe band said in a statement that a “full recovery” from Steven Tyler’s vocal injury is “not possible.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  32. my album is dropping
    Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
    Now Everyone Gets to Hear Jack White’s No NameA few lucky fans got an advance copy with their Third Man orders last month.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  33. scene report
    Mostly Movin’ OutChaotic merch lines, a Puccini cover, Axl Rose singing off-key. Inside Billy Joel’s final Madison Square Garden residency show.
    By Jordan Hoffman
  34. surprise!
    Good Luck Getting Your Hands on Jack White’s New AlbumUnless you’re near the Third Man Records stores in Detroit, Nashville, and London.
    By Justin Curto
  35. nostalgia
    Ashlee Simpson Pieced Together an Expanded Edition of AutobiographyOut now in celebration of the 20th anniversary of her breakout debut album.
    By Justin Curto
  36. respect the classics
    2024 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction And Awards Gala
    That’s R.E.M. Reuniting in the CornerThey performed “Losing My Religion” during their Songwriters Hall of Fame induction.
    By Justin Curto
  37. superlatives
    Darius Rucker on the Best of Hootie and the Hits That Should’ve Been“To think I wrote it when I was a drunk kid and that many people know it is pretty awesome.”
    By Justin Curto
  38. disrespect the classics
    Never Mind Johnny Rotten, Here’s a Sex Pistols ReunionEnglish punk singer Frank Carter is stepping in for two performances.
    By Justin Curto
  39. close read
    A Lollapalooza Doc That Refuses to Whitewash HistoryLolla is a mostly hagiographic look at the annual festival, but it manages to get a few key moments right.
    By Justin Curto
  40. a long talk
    Kathleen Hanna Is a RiotThe Bikini Kill singer mined decades of trauma and joy to write her new memoir. She’s grateful she made it to the other side.
    By Jenn Pelly
  41. 365 degrees!
    Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour - Paris, France
    Paramore Burned Down the Eras TourAnd debuted their Talking Heads cover live.
    By Justin Curto
  42. chat room
    Rosie Tucker Asks Big Questions in the Catchiest Way Possible“I had been trying to write songs speaking more to my values for years. It just took some growing up to be able to articulate these things.”
    By Nate Sloan
  43. tributes
    PJ Harvey, Pixies, and More Indie Musicians Honor Steve AlbiniHarvey said Albini, who recorded her 1993 album Rid of Me, “changed the course of my life.”
    By Justin Curto
  44. rip
    Steve Albini, Underground Rock Legend, Dead at 61His band Shellac was preparing to release a new album next week.
    By Justin Curto
  45. chat room
    Nick Valensi Is Ready to Join the All-Starr BandThe Strokes guitarist on his unlikely collaboration with Ringo Starr: “Holy shit.”
    By Devon Ivie
  46. respect the classics
    Cher Has Always Been a Rock StarHer Rock Hall induction rectifies one of the most embarrassing snubs in an institution full of them.
    By Justin Curto
  47. rip
    Founding Allman Brothers Band Guitarist Dickey Betts Dead at 80Betts “passed away peacefully in his home in Sarasota, Florida,” per a band statement.
    By Justin Curto
  48. profile
    The TroubadourHow Alynda Segarra, a former train-hopping punk from the Bronx, became one of America’s best songwriters.
    By Jenn Pelly
  49. superlatives
    The Best and Cringiest of Creed, According to Scott Stapp“It’s almost like things happened backward for us.”
    By Dan Hyman
  50. disrespect the classics
    Checking Into the Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ Criminal TrialProsecutors filed to dismiss the case, to Don Henley’s dismay.
    By Justin Curto
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