How The Commodores' 1971 Hit 'Easy' Became a Top Guitar Solo of All Time

One of the greatest guitar solos of all time belongs to a 1971 hit that reached near the top of the charts.

1991 Rock Song, Written in 5 Minutes, Remains a Classic 35 Years Later

While some musical masterpieces took years to put together, others were born in a few minutes. This was the case with one of the most enduring rock songs to come out of the 1990s, R.E.M.'s "Losing ...

How AI-Generated Songs Like ‘GG EZ’ Are Taking Over K-Pop Dance Challenges

AI-Generated songs have been becoming popularized by viral dance challenges done by global and K-pop artists like Jung Kook, ...

Linda Ronstadt at 80: Her 15 essential songs

Powerhouse singer Linda Ronstadt turned 80 on July 15. The multi-platinum artist is best-known for her string of pop hits in ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Listen to Queens of the Stone Age’s New Single ‘Easy Street’ – With Mistakes Left In

Queens of the Stone Age have released a new song titled “Easy Street,” marking their first new music since the launch of 2023 ...
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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Hit “Easy Street” With Nikki Lane on Their First New Song Since 2023

Queens of the Stone Age release “Easy Street,” a perfectly imperfect new single featuring Nikki Lane, along with a wild new music video.
Revolver

Hear QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's first song in 3 years "Easy Street"

It’s been a long, hard road for the members Queens of the Stone Age in various ways — from near-death experiences to cancer surgeries to on-stage drama — but the band have opted to take a stroll ...
The New York Times

The Only Acceptable Karaoke Songs

Ranked from easiest to hardest, according to the self-proclaimed karaoke connoisseurs Bridget Everett and Natasha Rothwell. By Mitchell Kuga Steppenwolf in 1968. Henry Diltz/Corbis via Getty Images ...
The New Yorker

Mad About the Mandolin

On October 30, 2023, shortly before my sixty-ninth birthday, I stepped into a music store a few minutes from my house, in the southern suburbs of Milan, to buy a mandolin. At first, I thought that I ...
The New York Times

8 Great Songs That Make It Easy to Be Green

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Ray Charles’s take on Kermit the Frog’s classic and tracks from Lorde, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Joni Mitchell and more. By Lindsay Zoladz Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Even ...
WOSU Public Media

Mandolinist Avi Avital’s ‘Song of the Birds’ blends musical cultures

Bilocation—being in two places at the same time—might be the stuff of science fiction. But a new recording by Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital has the feel of transporting us here and there all at once.
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Watchhouse on their latest album, 'Rituals'

A few years ago, Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz rechristened their band with a new name, Watchhouse. It was a bold move for the duo, formerly known as Mandolin Orange, that invited a lot of questions.