David Johansen, the glam rock singer and proto-punk icon, led the New York Dolls and forever changed rock music.

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Guitarist Mike Baggetta says his band MSSV doesn't always fit into neat categories, which may be a hazard in the music ...

A look at some of the worst moments from David Bowie's career, what inspired them, the context they came from, and how they speak to his creative vision.

Plus: Chime Oblivion (OSEES' John Dwyer and Bow Wow Wow's David Barbarossa), and a classic from Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.

For the unaware, the Motor City Five were a Detroit “proto punk,” band ... thing to do was to start a rock and roll band and play MC5 covers. It’s good to have reachable goals.

The 35 greatest debut albums of all time, from Lady Gaga to Arctic Monkeys - These records serve as statements of intent and have the power to change or reshape the industry, inspire fellow musicians, ...

How Simple Minds went from punk to stadium rock ... after releasing their fourth album, Change, Neil Young joined them on stage in New York as they encored with a cover of Young’s Rockin’ In The Free ...

From proto-new wave ... at the controls, the album featured a series of supercharged, politically-aware anthems (“Hate,” “Mixin’ The Colours”), plus a spirited cover of The Kingsmen ...

Some of today’s pop-punk groups also instill elements of emo, punk rock, post-hardcore, alternative, indie, and even ...

Washington, D.C., punk band Ekko Astral are releasing a deluxe version of their buzzy debut, Pink Balloons, for its one-year ...