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25 Years Ago: Ride Continue to Define Shoegaze on ‘Going Blank Again’
Ride's second album, 'Going Blank Again,' expanded on the sound of their debut, 'Nowhere.'
When the ‘Opiate’ EP Gave the World a First Taste of Tool
The seven-song EP from the L.A.-based Tool showed that dark, heavy alternative rock didn't have to come from Seattle.
How U2 Embraced the Good and Bad of America on ‘The Joshua Tree’
At the height of the style-without-substance '80s, U2 took a look at America and came out with 'The Joshua Tree.'
U2 Plunge Into Darkness on ‘Exit’: The Story Behind Every ‘Joshua Tree’ Song
Bono's lyrics for 'Exit' were inspired by reading books about killers.
10 Years Ago: The Stooges Return After More Than Three Decades With ‘The Weirdness’
The Stooges gave us the follow-up to 1973's 'Raw Power' in 2007 with 'The Weirdness.'
When Chris Cornell Left Audioslave
The Soundgarden-meets-Rage-Against-the-Machine supergroup broke up when singer Chris Cornell quit.
Audioslave Albums Ranked in Order of Awesomeness
We've ranked every record, including the leaked collection of demos, by the Soundgarden-meets-Rage-Against-the-Machine supergroup.
Peter Hook on His Tell-All Book, Bootleggers and How New Order’s Catalog Ranks: Exclusive Interview
We spoke with Peter Hook as his memoir, 'Substance: Inside New Order,' gets a U.S. release.
New Order Albums Ranked in Order of Awesomeness
We've ranked all the albums by the British synthpop legends.
25 Years Ago: The Afghan Whigs Get Soulful on ‘Congregation’
Afghan Whigs started showing off their soul influence on their third album, 'Congregation.'