Rupert Holmes is best known for his Number One 'Escape (The Pina Colada Song),' but his first hit was a song about ...

A gifted guitarist and vocalist from Cuba, Reikin Reynolds, tragically passed away at the age of 19 in July. To honor ...

The one that it’s cooler to love. "The deluxe version, in a vinyl album-sized box, includes four CDs, a large-format book (ace notes by Classic Rock’s Paul Elliott) plus a Blu-ray (containing ...

In December 2024, Gene Simmons opined, quite matter-of-factly, that rock was dead. The artists comprising our Top 30 Rock Songs of 2024 would like a word. As the year draws to a close, UCR looks ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Here’s the first thing you need to know about yacht rock: even if you’ve never heard of it, you probably know every song.

Let’s be real. This wouldn’t be a list of incredible instrumental rock music moments without mentioning the 1976 song “Eruption” by Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen was the OG guitar hero in ...

Strummy singer-songwriter confessionals, twisty guitar pop, L.A. shoegaze, Spanish garage-punk, North Carolina folk-rock, Ohio disaffection — it was a great year for all manner of indie-rock.

Here is a recap of Billboard Boxscore's top 10 rock tours of 2024, featuring Depeche Mode, Metallica and more. By Eric Frankenberg Earlier this week, Billboard revealed its year-end Boxscore ...

The instrumental rock band from the late 1950s and early ‘60s have a lengthy list of popular tunes in their catalog, including “Walk Don’t Run” and “Tequila.” Their part-surf ...

“It’s hard to even put his playing in a single category—calling him a ‘rock guitarist’ doesn’t begin to cover it. Catchy riffs, intricate instrumental passages, classical flourishes, jackhammer chords ...

The set’s peak is a twangy, roistering 1987 Royal Albert Hall concert — mixing Costello’s songs and roots-rock oldies — backed by his too cleverly named American band, the Confederates.

As we close out another huge year of rock and alternative music, we are counting down 24 of the biggest and best tracks of 2024. 24. Sum 41 – ‘Dopamine’ The farewell album from the Canadian pop punk ...