Short, but incredibly sweet, the lifespan of Australian duo Savage Garden reminded us all — in the dying years of the '90s — that gorgeous, uplifting, perfectly executed chart pop could conquer the wor …

Gothic rock with flecks of nu-metal? Symphonic rock with a spine of goth-metal? Alt-metal forged to hard rock and chamber pop? The multitude of ways to describe the sound of Evanescence has twisted the …

John Peel's favourite band — he anointed the outfit with the legend "Always different, always the same" — the Fall has been crafting some of the world's most vital, mesmerizing, and, frankly, perplexin …

Selkirk's Frightened Rabbit started out as a solo concern, a vehicle for Scott Hutchison, who now fronts what grew into a splendid, bass-less four-piece. The agenda? Smart, tight, lyrically detailed in …

For a couple of years during the late '70s/early '80s, the Specials — book-ended by incarnations as the Special A.K.A — stood proud and righteous at the cutting edge of the charts: the band marked a hi …

Inimitable et apparemment invincible, Voivod a vite fait d'établir ses propres règles dans le monde underground de la musique thrash-métal. Originaire de Jonquière, Québec, Voivod a su démontrer un sty …

Sinéad O'Connor's pure, powerful voice can enthrall any audience in an instant; and when she's not singing she's often used it to become a valiant foe to the status quo, in realms such as sexual politi …

Caked in extravagant makeup, rich in rock 'n' roll talent, and — most telling of all — unmistakably Australian, Skyhooks redecorated the nation's pop landscape with glitter and smut, and changed …

Katherine Jenkins is the stunning new face of pop-opera crossover — the Welsh-born mezzo-soprano has talent and glamour in buckets, whether she's belting out a familiar aria ("Nessun dorma"), or reinve …