Tag: Music

Bloodshot Records co-founder Rob Miller tells the story behind the "insurgent country" movement where punk rock met twang in his new book "The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music." AllMusic runs through the setlist and the backstage rider.

Each year, the AllMusic staff shares their hand-picked recommendations of books, accessories, gadgets, recordings and more, sure to please even the most discerning audiophile. And best of all, there's no waiting in line. Check out the AllMusic Gift Guide now!

Sometimes an album can sneak up on you and become a part of the soundtrack of your life, even years later. We at AllMusic embrace these late discoveries and proudly (and in some cases abashedly) present some of our personal "late to the party" albums. Don't let them pass you by.

That Metal Show co-host and stand-up comedian Don Jamieson espouses on the opinion that the Kiss guitarist could have cut it as a comedian in this excerpt from Greg Prato's book, "Talk to Me: Conversations With Ace Frehley."

A handful of noteworthy classical albums to sample: Alexander Gergelyfi plays a clavichord owned by Mozart himself in a recording that also features baritone Georg Nigl; Vox Clamantis once again sings music by Arvo Pärt (both pictured), this time to mark the composer's 90th birthday.

AllMusic presents an excerpt of Greg Prato's new book Alternative for the Masses: The '90s Alt-Rock Revolution - An Oral History in which Ian MacKaye, Fred Armisen, and Matt Pinfield (among many, many others) recall what the indie music scene was like pre-Nirvana, and the stepping stones that led us to late 1991 – when alt-rock seemingly exploded on a global scale.

A question that sometimes has sent people our way over the years is "What is the Letterboxd for music?" and we've been working toward improving the AllMusic Profile experience with some of these same concepts in mind.

What is in the current batch of new classical albums deemed by our reviewers as worthy of a listen? Start with the vocal ensemble Gesualdo Six (pictured) who put together another outstanding program on the new album Radiant Dawn. Find this and many more in our September classical review roundup.

The legendary drummer spoke with AllMusic before the launch of the upcoming Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening tour, and selected his 5 favorite tracks off Physical Graffiti, celebrating it's 50th anniversary this year.

The clearest way for a band to kick down the door, stride into the room and announce "Here we are, motherscratchers! Take Note!"? is by naming not only an album, but also a song after their own band name. The hubris! The gall! The self-importance! The trinity! The triumvirate! The trifecta! Let's celebrate those songs by that band off of that album (all with the same name).