Tom Verlaine — the guitar virtuoso, cofounder and “frontman” of the pioneering New York group Television, who died last year — might be the most low-key guitar hero in rock history. If he had only ...

The term "cool" holds several different meanings. While some people use the word to describe things as laidback or chill, other people use it to reference things as calm or fashionable. Plenty of ...

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As she geared up to make her third studio album in the late 2000s, Taylor Swift was at a turning point in her career. Already a country superstar who'd made her name on fresh-faced charm and intricate ...

Not too long ago, American Idiot ruled rock music. Green Day’s 2004 opus dominated on the charts and in the hearts of restless punks from coast to coast, selling an estimated 6 million albums in the U ...

Swifties woke up to a fun surprise this morning. At midnight, Taylor Swift released her eighth studio album, Folklore, and it’s filled with songs she’s poured all of her “whims, dreams, fears, and ...