Music albums, bands, musicians and songs featured and reviewed.
A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Origins of Spinal Tap
8 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
Back in the '80s, before the internet, Spinal Tap fans could only speculate at the real-life inspirations for the many unforgettable scenes and set pieces in the film. Now, at last, we can reveal the truth. Here are the stories behind some of the finest moments in Spinal Tap.
Classical Highlights for August 2025
2 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
The highlights of past month's classical releases were dominated by eastern European and French music, including harpist Emmanuel Ceysson (pictured) who gave us a great introduction to lesser-known composer Marcel Tournier's music. Find these reviews and more in our monthly classical review roundup.
Favorite One-Album Wonders
25 August 2025 @ 12:00 am
The concept of a One-Hit Wonder is practically as old as the charts themselves, but what about the albums that hit it and quit? Single albums from bands that changed our worlds and then went silent? AllMusic selects some of our favorite records that rose up from nowhere and then never saw a true follow-up.
Colin Hay Discusses Men at Work, His Solo Career, and the Music Biz [Part One]
19 August 2025 @ 12:00 am
Colin Hay spoke to AllMusic shortly after the release of his latest solo release, Man @ Work: Volume 2, which like its successful predecessor, contains "re-imagined favorites from across Hay's rich catalog, including Men at Work classics, solo album highlights, and new material."
Showgirls and Swifties: The Announcement of Taylor Swift's New Album
13 August 2025 @ 12:00 am
In an elaborate and convoluted marketing rollout, Taylor Swift is slowly announcing her new album The Life of a Showgirl. Where will it stack up compared to the previous 11 albums in her discography?
Besides Nirvana: 13 Great Alternative Rock Albums from the Early 1990s
12 August 2025 @ 12:00 am
Earlier this year, we surveyed some great indie-rock albums from the years before Nirvana broke. Now, let's look at some of the best alternative rock LPs that competed with Nirvana in the CD racks.
Classical Highlights for July 2025
5 August 2025 @ 12:00 am
The key to a good recording is something that really engages the listener without the visual aspect of seeing a performance live or on film. This month there were many albums that stood out as something worth hearing, with music ranging from the medieval age to the 2020s. Explore these aural presentations and many more in our July classical review roundup.
My Big Mouth: The Wit and Wisdom of Oasis
28 July 2025 @ 12:00 am
The new Simon & Schuster book "Oasis Talking Shite" lays out some of the best of the worst quotes from the Gallagher brothers, roughly organized by topic and accompanied by photos spanning decades of haircuts and parkas. Check out the highlights in our book review.
8 Rising Artists You Don't Want To Miss at Lollapalooza
24 July 2025 @ 12:00 am
As the hullabaloo of Chicago's annual music festival approaches, many may be excited to see headlining artists, but with over 170 acts performing over the course of 4 days, there is so much more to get familiar with before July 31st. From up-and-coming bands to artists already legendary in their niche, here are eight rising artists to look out for at Lollapalooza 2025
Is 'Rust in Peace' Better Than 'The Black Album'?
15 July 2025 @ 12:00 am
An excerpt from Greg Prato's 2025 book, The World's State-Of-The-Art Speed Metal Band: The Megadeth Story 1983-2002, which posits the theory that although Metallica's The Black Album far outsold Megadeth's Rust in Peace, the Megadeth album is actually the better of the two.