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Garth Hudson, the Band’s Keyboardist and Professor of Rock, Dead at 87

Garth Hudson, the Band’s Keyboardist and Professor of Rock, Dead at 87

Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist remained an in-demand player among young musicians

January 22, 2025

Tyla’s Debut Album Proves She’s the Perfect Amapiano Ambassador

The South African singer follows the success of "Water" with a sweet full-length statement

March 23, 2024

Book Review: Flea’s ‘Acid for the Children’ Is a Portrait of a Chili as a Young Punk

The compelling new memoir by the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist is a coming-of-age bromance in the vein of Patti…

November 7, 2019

Charli XCX, With Friends, Maps Pop’s Future on ‘Charli’

Her first official LP in five years gathers a fluid global dream team for a wild, joyously bummed-out set of…

September 17, 2019

Tool Return From a Long Hiatus With ‘Fear Inoculum’

13 years since their last LP, the veteran art-metal megastars make a case for their relevance

September 5, 2019

Bon Iver’s ‘i, i’ is About Getting In Touch With Your Human Side

Conjuring dread and hopefulness, Justin Vernon blends electronic and acoustic elements into a soulful, kaleidoscopic whole.

August 15, 2019

Review: Beach Boys Plumb Vaults for Post-‘Pet Sounds’ Gems

Heavenly acapellas, covers, stoner ramblings, and other rarities from the 1968 ‘Friends’ and ’20/20’ sessions are spruced up and issued…

January 21, 2019

Review: Jack Johnson Engages in Quiet Activism, Love Songs on First LP in Four Years

Our take on the surfer-cum-strummer's 'All the Light Above It Too'

September 11, 2017

#50GreatestConcerts: Patti Smith Group and Television, 1975

Rock history was being made at CBGB, a club with no dressing rooms and an incontinent dog in residence

July 25, 2017

#50GreatestConcerts: The Allman Brothers Band, 1971

Initially billed as the supporting act, the Allmans were promoted to headliner after they came out guns blazing the first…

July 13, 2017