‘The Last Critic’ Review: Legendary Critic Robert Christgau Gets a Generous Homage in a Doc Revisiting Six Decades Chronicling the Best and Worst in Music

The 83-year-old, who covered everything from folk to punk to early hip-hop, reflects on more than half a century churning out ...
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Aerosmith Share New Expanded Edition of Self-Titled Debut

Aerosmith have shared a new, expanded edition of their 1973 self-titled debut, the first time the album has been remastered and remixed.
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Unheilig celebrates successful comeback in the charts

It's the best German start in four years: Der Graf and his band Unheilig celebrate a successful comeback in the charts and land their fifth number-one album.

26 Years Ago, This Foo Fighters Track Wasn't a Hit but Now It's One of the Greatest Rock Songs of All Time

Foo Fighters' Everlong didn’t dominate the charts in 1997, but over time it became a great rock hit and one of the band’s greatest songs.

Britney Spears' No. 1 Hit Was Turned Down by Multiple Artists Before Becoming One of the Biggest Songs Ever

Britney Spears' Grammy-winning hit Toxic was initially passed over by Kylie Minogue and Janet Jackson before skyrocketing to ...
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Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine’s memoir In My Darkest Hour, looking back on his cancer battle, to come out in September

The book will detail the thrash singer/guitarist’s life after being diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma at the back of ...
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On This Day in 1962, Bob Dylan Released His Debut Album to Surprisingly Poor Sales

On this day in 1962, Bob Dylan's first album hit the shelves but didn't sell nearly as many copies as it should have.

Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur explains why she shared that Dave Grohl was first guy to give her an orgasm

Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur's new memoir reveals that Dave Grohl was the first guy to give her an orgasm. Here's why ...

The story behind the troubled birth of Foo Fighters' second album, The Colour And The Shape

Despite countless setbacks and obstacles, Dave Grohl emerged from Kurt Cobain's shadow with a clutch of songs that primed Foo ...

Ratboys on their latest album, 'Singing' to an Empty Chair'

Singin' to an Empty Chair, the latest album from Chicago band Ratboys, takes its name from lead vocalist Julia Steiner's ...
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“My life was going down the toilet. I was trying to stay out of everybody’s way, just to finish what I’d started." The story behind the troubled birth of Foo Fighters ...

Despite countless setbacks and obstacles, Dave Grohl emerged from Kurt Cobain's shadow with a clutch of songs that primed Foo Fighters for stadiums ...
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On the Charts 54 Years Ago, Neil Young Scored His First and Only No. 1 Hit (With Some Help From Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor)

Neil released “Heart Of Gold” in January 1972 as the lead single from his acclaimed studio album, Harvest. Harvest, which hit stores in February 1972, became Young’s only album to top the Billboard ...