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The Troubadour How Alynda Segarra, a former train-hopping punk from the Bronx, became one of America’s best songwriters.
By Jenn Pelly
superlatives
Mar. 14, 2024
By Dan Hyman
disrespect the classics
Mar. 6, 2024
Checking Into the Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ Criminal Trial Prosecutors filed to dismiss the case, to Don Henley’s dismay.
respect the classics
Mar. 5, 2024
Mannequin Pussy Built Something Extraordinary The screams, solitude, and Valley-girl accent powering the band’s new album.
By Quinn Moreland
it’s theater season
Feb. 27, 2024
How to Write a Fake Rock Song The musician Will Butler on his new Broadway banger.
rocked and rolled
Feb. 20, 2024
my singles are dropping
Feb. 16, 2024
All Aboard the Vampire Weekend Comeback Train The MTA stars in their music videos for “Gen-X Cops” and “Capricorn.”
respect the classics
Feb. 11, 2024
By Joe Kwaczala
superlatives
Feb. 4, 2024
Jack Antonoff on the Hardest and Most Surprising Music of His Career “When you work with someone for a long time, you can start really getting weird.”
album review
Feb. 4, 2024
Boygenius Is Here to Blunt Whatever Life Throws Our Way Their Grammy-winning debut album is about finding strength in themselves.
Wayne Kramer, Punk Rock Pioneer, Dead at 75 His official Instagram confirmed he “passed away peacefully” from pancreatic cancer on Friday.
album review
Jan. 30, 2024
We Should Appreciate The Smile While It’s Still Here Dropping four projects in 20 months screams “Here for a good time, not a long time.”
a long talk
Jan. 19, 2024
The Armstrong Agenda Green Day’s front man didn’t plan to make a Dookie and American Idiot trifecta. Then he started writing their new album.
dream casting
Jan. 18, 2024
Our Chaotic Picks for the Anthony Kiedis Biopic Here’s our dream cast for a movie that almost certainly won’t pass the Bechdel test.
respect the law
Jan. 17, 2024
Mötley Crüe Is Throwing Around Some Mötley Accüsations Mick Mars won an initial legal battle, but has not yet won the war.
respect the classics
Jan. 11, 2024
Two Rock Hall Voters Debate Their Dream Ballot for 2024 “There’s a certain sector of people there who will tell you, ‘We’re making a TV show.’”
song roulette
Jan. 4, 2024
The Bangles Were Always a Democracy But, as Susanna Hoffs recalls, picking lead singles was tricky territory.
The Unwavering Sinéad O’Connor Friends, collaborators, and admirers on the life and legacy of a “machete-cutting truth teller.”
By Drew Fortune
album review
Dec. 5, 2023
Peter Gabriel Is Trying to Keep It Together i/o is a series of lofty ideas for the future.
By Craig Jenkins
Pogues Singer Shane MacGowan Dead at 65 The Irish front man was best known for his band’s Christmas hit, “Fairytale of New York.”
By Justin Curto
superlatives
Nov. 27, 2023
Dolly Parton on the Most Prolific and Invigorating Music of Her Career “My songs are like my kids and I expect them to support me when I’m old.”
By Devon Ivie
respect the classics
Nov. 21, 2023
The Rolling Stones’ New Tour Is Brought to You by AARP Just because Mick and Keith aren’t enjoying retirement yet doesn’t mean you can’t.
By Justin Curto
all the small theengs
Nov. 9, 2023
I Miss the Tom DeLonge Twang A eulogy for that hocked loogie of an accent.
By Julia Gray
Yeah, the Beatles’ ‘Now and Then’ Music Video Sure Is Weird It might make you nostalgic for the dud Sgt. Pepper’s movie.
By Justin Curto
vulture lists
Nov. 2, 2023
By Bill Wyman
when they come around
Nov. 2, 2023
Green Day Leaks Their Own Tour Announcement A 43-show run behind new album Saviors, 20 years of American Idiot , and 30 years of Dookie .
By Alejandra Gularte
vulture lists
Oct. 31, 2023
The 14 Best Unreleased Beatles Songs Incredibly, there’s still great music by the Fab Four that hasn’t seen the light of day.
By David Marchese
album review
Oct. 23, 2023
The Rolling Stones Paint It Backward A new Stones record in 2023 may feel as necessary as a milkman. But they’re doing more than just conjuring ghosts.
By Leah Greenblatt
sonic love lost
Oct. 20, 2023
Everything But the Girl Thurston Moore’s massive new memoir has a Kim Gordon–shaped hole in it.
By Jeremy Gordon
continually rolling
Oct. 20, 2023
The Rolling Stones Are Taking Care of the Broken Glass Hackney Diamonds is out now, with features from Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, and Paul McCartney.
By Alejandra Gularte
album review
Oct. 11, 2023
Sufjan Stevens Tours the Garden of Heartbreak His new album Javelin urges us to embrace life’s beauty while we still can.
By Craig Jenkins
‘I Don’t Want to Be Erased’ Frustrated by his failing health and fretting about his own legacy, Lou Reed spent his final days intent on making something “really astonishing.”
By Will Hermes
my single is dropping
Sept. 28, 2023
By Justin Curto
PJ Harvey Changed Her Mind About Touring “I had to ask myself, ‘Is this still the best contribution I have to give?’ And I think the answer is yes.”
By Emma Madden
scene report
Sept. 12, 2023
Talking Heads Burn Down the House, Not Each Other Inside the band’s first public appearance in 21 years.
By Jill Krajewski
scene report
Sept. 7, 2023
By Brian Moylan
in conversation
Sept. 7, 2023
Bernie Taupin Is Still Standing He imagined the yellow brick roads and rocket men that helped make Elton John famous. He thinks there’s more to come.
By Jim Farber
chasing comments
Sept. 5, 2023
There’s Snow Patrol Drama? A garden that’s bursting into speculation.
By Alejandra Gularte
Alice Cooper’s Advice to Rock Stars: Don’t Talk Politics He also shares his thoughts on fake blood, wimpy bands, and the decision to tour with Johnny Depp.
By Brady Gerber
respect the classics
Aug. 21, 2023
Devo Has the Uncontrollable Urge to Retire “We did as well as we could, for as long as we could.”
By Devon Ivie
guitar hero
Aug. 18, 2023
Jon Batiste Got Lil Wayne to Pick Up His Guitar Again And that may not even be the most chaotic thing on his new album, World Music Radio.
By Justin Curto
song roulette
Aug. 17, 2023
The Hives Just Want to Scare Other Bands Pelle Almqvist didn’t see the potential in their most successful single. At least he can laugh about it now.
By Devon Ivie
a long talk
July 28, 2023
Bethany Cosentino’s Hard Reset The Best Coast singer didn’t abandon the band that made her an indie “It” girl. She had a solo awakening.
By Leah Greenblatt
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