Rock Music News
Watch Explaining The Rock Hall Of Fame Nominees
October 7, 2012 – Many of the 15 acts in this year's class of nominees fall into easy-to-define categories.
Read Mumford & Sons Preaches To Masses
September 27, 2012 – The British band, which draws from American folk and Christianity, has earned a huge following.
Listen A Punk-Rock Band On Tour In The Land Of The Arab Spring
September 24, 2012 – The Atlanta-based rock band Black Lips is playing shows in cities across the Middle East.
Read Why Some Musicians Last
September 20, 2012 – It's hard to know now what the future will sound like, but small things often make a big difference.
Watch Requiem For A Monster Hit
September 4, 2012 – As summer fades, we bid farewell to the year's biggest hit, Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know."
Watch It's Her Spotlight, The Band Just Lives In It
August 18, 2012 – We're following the band fun. and its crew (including lighting director Jackie Finney) on tour.
Watch 'We Are Not Guilty; The Whole World Says So'
August 17, 2012 – The trial of three women in the Russian punk group Pussy Riot set off a global wave of support.
Watch Muse's Ridiculous(ly Awesome) Olympic Anthem
August 10, 2012 – "Survival" is the band's tribute to Olympic athletes and the first taste of its album The 2nd Law.
Watch Antony's 'Future Feminism': Stage Banter As Statement Of Purpose
August 7, 2012 – A recording (and transcript) of the singer's remarks about nature, religion and gender.
Read On Bob Dylan And Jonah Lehrer, Two Fabulists
August 2, 2012 – For a journalist, there's a code. If you follow Dylan's example, there's another way of operating.
Watch Feminist Punk Band Gets Next Gig: Russian Courtroom
July 30, 2012 – The band staged a protest of Vladimir Putin in a Russian Orthodox cathedral in February.
Read Do You Really Know What Live Is?
July 27, 2012 – On stage, boy bands, DJs and even rock bands make sometimes mysterious use of technology.
Listen The Practical Side Of The Great American Jam Band
July 25, 2012 – A newly opened Grateful Dead exhibit reveals the quintessential rock hippies as savvy businessmen.
Listen A Tribal Anthem's Author — And A Cult Rock Hero
July 21, 2012 – Lumbee Indian singer Willie Lowery's psychedelic Plant and See has just been rereleased.
Watch At The Pitchfork Festival, Best New Music In Real Life
July 17, 2012 – A festival run by the music reviews website puts up-and-coming acts on a big stage.
