Back in 1988, Billy Corgan and James Iha started playing sad, Joy Division- and Cure-inspired songs over a drum machine. D’Arcy Wretzky joined them on bass, and the Smashing Pumpkins were born.

Scott Shetler Scott Shetler is a Chicago-based freelance writer whose words can be found on PopCrush, Diffuser and other music, pop culture and travel websites. He has interviewed a wide range of ...

Explore the journey of My Morning Jacket, a band that fuses rock, psychedelia, and country, and recently released their album ...

'S--- Happens': Black Keys Plot New Tour After Last Year’s Fiasco The pair used their unplanned time off to record a new album, with the first single arriving shortly.

The biggest rock and metal bands that have released three or less albums due to break-ups, deaths, legal issues and more. After taking 22 years to follow-up 'Loveless,' My Bloody Valentine expect ...

Try picking only 25 rock + metal albums from each decade that you would want to ensure your kids listened to. It's a harder exercise than you might think. His many career highlights include David ...

Tom Edwards, who served as the guitarist and musical director for Adam Ant died yesterday (Jan. 25) at the age of 41. Adam Ant was not only one of the biggest pop stars of the early 1980s; he was ...

If there's a lesson to be learned from Pearl Jam's antagonistic 2006 album, it's that sometimes you have to be angry before you can ever be happy. With a different name but an unmistakeable sound ...

Ty Segall Doles Out Treats, Collapses During ‘Candy Sam’ Performance on ‘Colbert’ Segall sported an all-red suit and face paint for the very bizarre 'Late Show ...