Queens of the Stone Age

The Many, Many Weird Guest Appearances of Sir Elton John

Elton John may be one of the most silently pervasive artists ever. At award shows, tribute concerts, and even on random albums, including his most recent stint on Fall Out Boy's currently #1 Save Rock and Roll, the "Candle in the Wind" crooner knows how to steal the spotlight from whichever star is ... More >>

The Best Metal Concerts in New York This Month

These are the best metal shows in NYC this month. See also: The Ten Best Metal Albums of 2012

Dave Grohl and Other Rockers Toast L.A.'s Sound City

Kings of the Stone Age

Q&A: The Hives' Howlin' Pelle Almqvist On Being In A 9 To 5 Band, Taking Five Years Between Albums, And The Tupac Hologram

In these hyperactive times, five years can be a musical lifetime. (If you can't hurry up with that next digital EP, then dump out a side project or something, sheez!) But for the Hives—whose long-range plan for world domination was fulfilled within their first two albums (and whose members had ... More >>

Justin Bieber Tops MGMT, Plus An Analysis Of The Best-Selling (Well, Maybe) Record Store Day Singles

​This week's album chart has in its first two positions the two biggest stories in pop music last week. Once again, the pole position was assumed by Canadian teenager Justin Bieber, whose first full-length, My World 2.0, sold 92,000 copies--only the second time this year that the No. 1 album h ... More >>

Bat for Lashes Mourn Both Lost Love and A Lost Vision of New York

Interview: Gutter Twins (the Extended Yin/Yang Remix)

Gutter Twins Unite

Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan conspire in the gutter

Maybe We Shouldn't Do This Anymore

The perils and absurdities of rock criticism as a career in 2008

In Defense of Ultragrrrl

Sarah Lewitinn has become New York’s premier tastemaker—and that's what makes the haterati squirm

Live: Conservative Boogeyman Toby Keith

Axl Rose: Still Crazy

Rancid: The Best Rock Band in the World

Dial M for Middle Age

East Village alt-rawk oldsters face the whippersnappers

A Little Faster This Time

"I'm Never Wrong" vs. "This Is What I'm Good At"

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I Said Ignoramus, Not Dummie

Lone Gunmen

Ghetto Fabulous

Remember Rock?

A Time to Refrain From Embracing

Oozing Pus, Monster Trucks, Bleeding Brains, Broken Glass, and Beaver

Pazz & Jop Preview

Lunch Goes On

Burritos, Burgers, Chili Dogs, and Vienna Sausages