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There was an absolute bloodbath on Monday's episode of American Idol, with the number of contestants dropping from 20 to 14.

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Even though he had major respect for Van Halen as a guitar player, Lindsey Buckingham claimed that Eddie Van Halen didn't "make good records." ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

Fender announced today that they’re releasing a new update on their popular Player II guitar line called the Player II Modified. This new guitars take some of the immensely popular Player II models ...

The Bay Area pop-punk trio was one of the rare rock acts to headline the desert festival over the last 10 years or so.

The acoustic guitar is a classic but old instrument, and these three artists made it cool in the era of electric guitar rock ...

Forged in Washington, grunge took heavy inspiration from DIY punk and hardcore, with groups like Black Flag providing an essential part of the scene’s inspiration. Much like their earlier punk ...

Some of the greatest country songs ever written use only three simple chords. In this video, I share a personal selection of 20 3-chord country classics that not only sound great but will also help ...

Donnie Iris had already found pop success with The Jaggerz. He struck again with the power pop anthem "Ah! Leah!" in 1980.

The FADER's weekly roundup of the best new music featuring MIKE and Tony Seltzer, Addison Rae, Fine, BXKS, zayALLCAPS, Maria ...