Dave Cousins, who has died aged 85, was front man for the Strawbs across seven decades; though they are best-known for their jaunty 1973 hit Part of the Union, they had already established themselves ...

Unlike Sabbath's first two albums, this one really dials in the "Sabbath sound". And although it's a short album even by ...

The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse singer Isaac Brock paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with a live cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs." ...

One record that saw the light of the day in 1971, though not mentioned in Hepworth’s survey, was by a Glasgow band called Northwind.

Get ready to test your knowledge of the iconic year 1968 through its unforgettable music. This was a year of profound social ...

Today in Music History for Aug. 1: ...

Counting down the ten greatest number-one singles ever released by Motown Records, including tracks by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye.

Musical parodist Weird Al Yankovic will perform on Friday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Shows from Counting Crows, ...

When rocker Eddie Cochran released "Summertime Blues" in August 1958, the concept of "the song of summer" was born.

“Greatest unknown musician” and “greatest white soul singer” are catchy if backhanded props. They both fit Eddie Hinton. Born in Jacksonville and raised in Tuscaloosa, he was an uncommonly gifted ...

We’re going to fall out about this, obviously. But here we go. Let’s just start with the idea that a riff is a short, ...

Young, spotty, and more chipper, The Beatles stepped out and played their first concert on a sweltering August evening at ...