This month we reviewed classical recordings celebrating the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, including a banjo version by Béla Fleck and an inventive medley by Michael Feinstein and Jean-Yves Thibaudet (pictured) that mixes G... more info

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill spoke with AllMusic shortly before the release of the band's upcoming album Invincible Shield, discussing the record, his picks for favorite and most underrated Priest recordings, and if a 20th studio album is a possibil... more info

Author Greg Prato offers an excerpt of his new book, World Infestation: The Ratt Story, wherein then-Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos was willing to look back at the time Cheap Trick opened for the L.A. glam metal band – who was touring at the tim... more info

Normally our monthly classical reviews cover a good mixture of symphonic, chamber, vocal, and other music. This past month, however, there seems to be a lot of keyboard music including the music of Gershwin and Rachmaninov as interpreted by Earl Wild... more info

Speaking to AllMusic in the midst of Megadeth's latest tour, Mustaine spoke about the new album, when he realized that thrash metal was a global movement, and some valuable advice he once heeded from Lita Ford. more info

Wolfgang Van Halen spoke with AllMusic shortly before the release of Mammoth II, discussing the new album, touring with some of the biggest bands, and if there are any plans to unlock the vault of unreleased music by his father, the legendary Eddie V... more info

Author Greg Prato offers an excerpt of his upcoming book I ♡ GRUNGE: 'GRUNGE IS DEAD' OUTTAKES, offering never-before-published interviews with Kathleen Hanna, Eddie Vedder, Jonathan Poneman, Chad Channing and more discussing the rise of Nirvana. more info

Epic listening is what you get with this month's classical reviews, in more than one sense. If only we all had the energy of Garrick Ohlsson (pictured), who, with conductor Donald Runnicles, performed the heroic feat of playing all of Beethoven's pia... more info

We've assembled some choice musical selections from season 2 of The Bear including R.E.M., Wilco, and very unexpected deep cuts from Tangerine Dream, Brian Wilson, Italian superstar Mina, and the best song from National Lampoon's Vacation. more info

1972 was an incredible year for classic albums from The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Nick Drake, Marvin Gaye and more. In this round of AllMusic Trivia, we test your knowledge of the albums celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. more info