In a 2009 chat with Q magazine, legendary producer Rick Rubin pondered his initial interest in working on System of a Down’s 1998 self-titled debut album, confessing: “I loved them. They were my favorite band, but I didn’t think anyone was going to like them apart from a small, likeminded…

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Twenty-six years ago, Radiohead threw themselves into the unknown with Kid A, a now-seminal document of turn-of-the-millennium anxiety and the isolating quality of digital stimuli. Amnesiac, recorded at the same time and released a year later, then expanded its predecessor’s ideas with even more tension. The sounds and musical evolution from…

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The following was originally published in 2016 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Smiths’ seminal The Queen is Dead. Today, we’re sharing it again in honor of the album turning 40. Thirty-seven minutes. That’s how long it takes The Queen Is Dead to cover sleazy record company executives, unrequited love,…

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Take a load off, why don’t ya? Loosen that belt buckle, sink into a well-loved couch with a few pals, and swap stories over a shared six-pack. Ask us, that’s one of life’s great experiences. In fact, it’s one necessary for our survival, ensuring we don’t collapse under the stress…

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As I noted in my Coachella recap, I found it strange that Weekend 1 was lacking guests with that It Factor™, artists who arrived onstage with their own stratospheric pulls performing once-in-a-generation collaborations with Coachella’s laundry list of talented acts. It used to be that Weekend 1 would be feature these…

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