From German electronic pop to bass-heavy disco to raucous rap joints, these are the grooves that made the young hip-hop nation's break-dancers move. With flattened cardboard boxes as buffers bet …

While DJ battles raged in Uptown parks and the glitterati boogied behind red velvet ropes in Midtown discos, bands - and patrons - of glitzless Downtown punk clubs, like CBGB and Max's Kansas City, hit …

Think punk had it tough in the U.S.? Think again. While glam's gender-bending trashiness and pub rockers' rootsy swagger delivered a one-two punch to the dinosaurs roaming America's radio dial, an enti …

Burned out and bored with rock's behemothness, the class of '77 turned over record store bins and tore into Trouser Press in a pop culture dig for rock's primordial swag. In Roxy Music's  …

Millions of television viewers voted, and Taylor Hicks was chosen American Idol on May 24. It was a star-studded night that featured a tribute to legendary composer Burt Bacharach. Throughout the two-h …

Monsters really do exist. The best part? Their harmonies sound like bliss. This supergroup is the union of three folk-leaning rockers - Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), and M. …