Crush Bands are back with O’Spada, a Swedish quintet that takes their cues from the jacked-up, synthed-out sound of early-80’s Prince, the swooning lite-jazz funk of Teena Marie, and slick grooves of post-disco, post-funk bands like Raydio or the mighty Ready for the World. The band is tighter...

With Rod Stewart continuing to focus on his solo career, the remaining members of the Faces — guitarist Ron Wood, keyboardist Ian McLagan, and drummer Kenney Jones — have begun to make preparations for a 2010 reunion tour. Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall may be tapped as Stewart’s permanent replacement...

Liam Gallagher has started a new band with his former Oasis bandmates — minus his older brother Noel. Guitarist Gem Archer, bassist Andy Bell, and drummer Chris Sharrock are working with Gallagher on new material; Gallagher promised in an Italian radio interview that this version of the group...

Sure, it was only three years ago, but we are still crazy about 2006's debuts (Lily Allen, Arctic Monkeys, Burial), breakouts (Amy Winehouse, Gnarls Barkley), bold makeovers (Christina Aguilera), and early farewells (J Dilla), not to mention the less eventful but nonetheless excellent releases from...

Yeah, we were gone. Yeah, we are back. Like LFO. No, we have no excuses. No, we’ll never leave you high and dry again. I know you’ve heard it before, I know we’ve made promises we couldn’t always keep, but things will be different this time. We’ll be stronger, we’ll communicate more, we’ll be...

Robert Johnson has been dead for 71 years, but his birthplace wasn’t verified until recently. A letter from Johnson’s half-sister confirms that the iconic bluesman was born in 1911 in a Mississippi home built by his stepfather, a well-to-do craftsman and landowner. Located in Hazlehurst, the house...

Cleveland, Ohio may not seem like a hotspot for indie pop but thanks to Afternoon Naps, the city is home to one of the best indie pop bands anywhere in 2009. Parade, their debut album for indie pop stalwart Happy Happy Birthday to Me, is a short, sweet confection made from a recipe of classic [...]

Recent Saturday Night Live host Taylor Swift made history at the Country Music Awards, becoming the youngest artist ever to win the Entertainer of the Year award, beating three-time winner Kenny Chesney. Swift also snagged the awards for Female Vocalist of the Year, Music Video of the Year for her...

Contrary to recent reports, Steven Tyler is not leaving Aerosmith. Tyler joined guitarist Joe Perry at one of Perry’s recent shows promoting his solo album Have Guitar, Will Travel for an ad hoc performance of “Walk This Way”. Tyler subsequently announced that he had not left Aerosmith...