Features tagged with rock

We celebrate U2's first monumental step forward as The Unforgettable Fire turns 30 years old.

As The Flaming Lips classic turns 15, Andrew Ciraulo looks back on what makes The Soft Bulletin a truly essential album.

As the Pixies classic turns 25, Carl Purvis looks at why Doolittle still endures, quarter of a century on.

In the first of a new series of articles looking at classic albums celebrating important milestones in 2014, Luiza Lodder takes us back a decade to remember four boys from Scotland who shook the world, then taught it how to dance.

Following a meteoric rise during 2013, People In Love Make Me Feel Yuck hitmakers Drenge talk to Joe Rivers about what inspires them, from boredom to cassettes to David Beckham.

It's no secret that The Flaming Lips have been gradually departing from their life-affirming, anthemic psycho-pop in favor of a more brooding, synth-driven sound. But are these newly-crafted, moody dirges as compelling live as they are on the record?

The Thermals have soundtracked the last decade for Gabbie Nirenburg. At their recent Philadelphia show, she sits at the bar and wonders if there's ignominy in being the solo whiskey-drinking gig goer.

With METZ, this decade realizes its best live rock band.  (And I saw it happen, so don't argue with me.)

If guitar groups are on the way out (Mr. Epstein), why is the nation's most popular new music station forcing us to listen to them? Will any of them ever make a song as good as Call Me Maybe?

Make your way past the half-hearted Halloween decorations that adorn The Singles Bar this week, and you'll find reviews of the latest tracks by Justin Bieber, Robbie Williams and Seb Rochford's amazing afro, and seven others!