The Neil Young Philosophy Behind Dave Grohl’s Career.

There was never any question that Dave Grohl was a music obsessive at heart. Long before he became the frontman of Foo Fighters or the powerhouse drummer behind Nirvana, Grohl was just another kid completely consumed by records, live performances, and the magic of great bands. Like so many aspiring musicians, he studied his heroes … Read more

Stevie Nicks dazzles the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival crowd with her signature twirl and revives a song she hasn’t performed live in 15 years.

Some people are lucky. But the fans who got to witness Stevie Nicks perform at the 2026 edition of New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday might just be the universe’s chosen favorites. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer returned to the legendary New Orleans festival stage for the first time since 2022, … Read more

“The song Trent Reznor wrote to mock gangsta rap somehow became one of the darkest anthems of the ’90s.”

By the early 1990s, Trent Reznor had already proven himself incapable of fitting neatly into one musical box. Long before Nine Inch Nails became synonymous with industrial chaos and emotional collapse, Reznor was simply a kid from New Castle obsessed with any music that struck him emotionally. He wasn’t a purist. He wasn’t a snob. … Read more

“What did John Lennon really think of Abbey Road? His own recorded commentary reveals the truth.”

When Abbey Road was released in 1969, it was immediately embraced by Beatles fans across the world. Although it wasn’t the Beatles’ final studio release chronologically, it became the last album they recorded together before their official breakup in 1970. By that point, tensions within the band were already high, and the atmosphere around their … Read more

On this day in 1965, Keith Richards woke up in a Florida hotel room with a riff in his head — a moment that would become the spark for (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, the first U.S. No. 1 hit for The Rolling Stones.

On the night of May 6, 1965, something happened in a Florida hotel room that would change rock history forever. A half-asleep Keith Richards woke up with a guitar riff echoing in his head and a simple lyric repeating in his mind: “Can’t get no satisfaction.” Still barely awake, Richards reached for his guitar and … Read more