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Street Survivors [Deluxe Edition] | ALBUM REVIEW

Three days after the release of Street Survivors, in 1977, Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Ronnie VanZant and guitarist Steve Gaines died in a plane crash that severelyinjured the rest of the band members. But even without the addedresonance...
March 6, 2008 12:00 AM ET
Cat Power: Soul Kitten | ARTICLE

Chan Marshall is holed up with the current love if her life in a Soho hotel room, and for this brief moment, she couldn't...
February 7, 2008 12:00 AM ET
Moment Of Forever | ALBUM REVIEW

Perma-shirtless hitmaker Kenny Chesney coproducing perma-stonedelder-statesman Nelson could have been the country equivalent of R. Kelly's successful work with the Isley Brothers. Instead, we get Nelson awkwardly croaking songs by Dave Matthews ("Gravedigger") and Big and Rich...
February 7, 2008 12:00 AM ET
In the Studio: Franz Ferdinand Say Third Album Is "More Dance Than Rock" | ARTICLE

At their recent shows, Franz Ferdinand have been playing a song that sounds like nothing they've ever recorded. The track, "Turn It On," throws a big, buzzy synth riff from guitarist-keyboardist Nick McCarthy on top of a...
December 28, 2007 12:02 PM ET
Wyclef Jean Q&A: How the Ex-Fugee Got His Groove Back | ARTICLE

On the cover of his 2002 solo album, Masquerade, Wyclef Jean is covering his face with his hands — a weary pose that he says sums up his mood for much of this decade. "I definitely...
November 29, 2007 7:16 AM ET
In the Studio: Panic! at the Disco (With Bonus Pete Wentz Video Interview) | ARTICLE

Panic! at the Disco guitarist-lyricist Ryan Ross is tired of computer-tuned vocals and software-tweaked drums. "People have taken technology so far, to the point where music is almost sterile these days," he says from the studio in...
November 16, 2007 12:56 PM ET
Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood on "In Rainbows": "It's Fun to Make People Think About What Music is Worth" | ARTICLE

Unlike the fans who haven't removed their headphones since 2 AM, Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood is able to focus something other than In Rainbows right now: We talked to him this morning for an upcoming story...
October 10, 2007 1:09 PM ET
Exclusive: David Gilmour Looks Darkly at the Future of Pink Floyd | ARTICLE

Earlier this month, Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour released Remember That Night - Live from the Royal Albert Hall, a DVD taken from the London stand of his 2006 world tour featuring guest spots by David Bowie,...
September 24, 2007 4:56 PM ET
Guns N' Roses' 'Appetite for Destruction': Filthy, Sexy, Cool | ARTICLE

Axl Rose was lying nude inside a Manhattan recording studio's darkened vocal booth, working out some unorthodox last-minute overdubs. Tape was rolling, and...
August 9, 2007 1:35 PM ET
So Hott | SONG REVIEW

Don't take reports of the new Kid Rock album's purported maturity too seriously: This gloriously idiotic first single kicks off with more than a minute's worth of AC/DC-style rifting before Kid finally sings a first...
August 9, 2007 12:00 PM ET
Metallica's New Album: "Ridiculous," "Sick," "Bitchin'" Says Matt Sorum | ARTICLE

Metallica are hard at work on their next album with producer Rick Rubin, and at least one person outside the band has heard the songs: Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum. We'll let him take it...
July 25, 2007 4:35 PM ET
Paul McCartney at New York's Tiny Highline Ballroom: The Full Report | ARTICLE

It wasn't the Cavern Club, or some Reeperbahn dive. And the year was definitely not 1962. But after Paul McCartney finished off his semi-secret Manhattan club show Wednesday night with a blazing, garage-y take on "I...
June 14, 2007 9:03 AM ET
Coachella Day Three: Rage On | ARTICLE

"Good evening," Zack de la Rocha said on Sunday night, looking out at the 50,000 or so people gathered in front of Coachella's main stage. "We are Rage Against the Machine, from Los Angeles, California." With that,...
April 30, 2007 10:30 AM ET
Coachella Day Two: The Verdict | ARTICLE

The last time I saw the Red Hot Chili Peppers play a big festival was way back at Woodstock '99, when their closing set led right into an hours-long bout of rioting, looting and arson by fans...
April 29, 2007 5:31 PM ET
Coachella Day One: The Verdict | ARTICLE

When it's nearly midnight at a festival that started nine hours earlier in 100-degree heat, some artists might think twice about hitting the exhausted crowd with a hushed ballad sung entirely in Icelandic. But on Friday...
April 28, 2007 3:59 PM ET
Ahmet Ertegun Memorialized in New York City | ARTICLE

Towards the end of Tuesday night's star-packed tribute to late Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, Neil Young spoke for his fellow artists: "Ahmet was our man," he said, after singing "Helplessly Hoping" with David Crosby, Stephen Stills...
April 18, 2007 5:00 PM ET
"#9 Dream" | SONG REVIEW

R.E.M.'s first recording with original drummer Bill Berry in eleven years is a cover of an ethereal 1974 John Lennon hit, but...
April 5, 2007 3:25 PM ET
Nine Inch Nails Prepare For The Apocalypse with 'Year Zero' | ARTICLE

Trent Reznor usually struggles for years to make a new Nine Inch Nails album, but during the long world tour behind 2005's
March 22, 2007 5:45 PM ET
Pete Townshend's Variety Show | ARTICLE

Pete Townshend and Lou Reed were sitting with acoustic guitars in a New York hotel room recently, practicing for their first-ever performance...
March 22, 2007 12:00 PM ET
Fall Out Boy: The Fabulous Life and Secret Torment of America's Hottest Band | ARTICLE

Pete Wentz plays bass in...
March 8, 2007 2:30 PM ET