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Blink-182 may not have invented pop-punk, but they certainly perfected it and rose some major chart success along the way.

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Khruangbin, known for their vibey, mostly instrumental soul-funk sound, has achieved significant success since the album's launch, with millions of streams and prominent performances at numerous music ...

No offense, but some people are way too easily offended – especially when it comes to music. While it's true musicians (the relatively famous ones, at least) can make an indelible mark on listeners, ...

OK Computer is where everything changed for Radiohead. Their 1993 debut album, Pablo Honey, was spotty, bland and tentative; its 1995 follow-up, The Bends, was a major leap forward. But who was sure ...

From the moment the Arctic Monkeys released 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' in 2006, they've been one one of the most buzzed-about bands on the planet. Last year's 'AM' finally proved ...

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Eurythmics had one thing their MTV-era synth-pop contemporaries didn't: Annie Lennox. The singer brought warmth and depth to a genre that was usually lacking in those departments. Dave Stewart's ...

But everything wasn’t hunky dory with a couple of the Pumpkins members. During the Mellon Collie tour, drummer Jimmy Chamberlin and touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin had developed a penchant for ...

After hearing about Mt. Joy, I finally caught them live at Mountain Jam this summer -- a true high point. This indie folk-rock group, formed in 2017, has taken the music scene by storm with their ...