Kris Kristofferson wrote the song “Be and Bobby McGee” but he was not the first artist to record it. Kristofferson was never known as a great singer and in the early days before he became a star, most ...

A rock band has announced its biggest headlining tour in 20 years. The Darkness will play seven arena concerts across the UK ...

What song were ruling the rock radio airwaves back in 2005? It's been 20 years so it's understandable if you may have forgotten some of these songs. But we're guessing this refresher will bring it all ...

The year has gotten off to a rough start for rock music fans as nearly 20 legendary performers have already lost their lives. Beej Chaney, described as a punk rock hero in Minnesota, died on Jan. 5.

These rock songs from 1975 charted well back in the day, but I think they deserved to go all the way. I can't imagine why they didn't.

Back before radio industry consolidation led to cookie-cutter formats across the country, the late San Antonio DJ Joe Anthony, known as the “Godfather of Rock and Roll,” played what he wanted to on ...

Here's the history of prog rock in 20 albums. Progressive rock has been a fairly niche style for most of its existence, yet that existence has also lasted longer than many other subgenres.

The common length of a song nowadays is around three and a half minutes. That’s pretty understandable. However, quite a few musicians out there couldn’t be bothered to cut their songs down to such a ...

Heavy music was at war with itself in 1985 — and from the conflict emerged a slew of groundbreaking albums from one of hard rock and metal's most consequential years. Our list of the Top 20 Hard Rock ...

As the '80s came to a close and a new decade dawned, it was obvious that the heavy music landscape needed — and had begun to undergo — a radical shift. It was a unique moment in hard rock and metal ...