Songwriter and Pixies frontman Frank Black spoke with AllMusic shortly before his tour's January 15th launch, and was willing to look back on his early solo years, how the music business has changed, and if there could ever be another alt-rock uprisi... more info

Stephen Pearcy Discusses 40th Anniversary Reissue of Ratt's Out of the Cellar, the Musical Importance of 1984, and Why the Surviving Ratt Members Haven't Reunited Recently. more info

Canadian indie rock band Mother Mother have come a long way from their days in the attic in Vancouver. A series of well-received albums and the group's sudden bombshell resurgence on TikTok in 2020, the group has cemented themselves amidst a new gene... more info

There is a fine line between inspiration and imitation, and Greg Prato's new book "Led Clones: The Led Zeppelin Imitator Craze of the '80s...and Beyond" digs into this phenomenon in depth. Here's an excerpt focusing on the particular decade that gave... more info

In constructing the mammoth "Cocaine & Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette," author Tyler Mahan Coe has effectively combined three separate books: An expertly told love story/cautionary tale, an in-depth reference material, and a... more info

Iron Maiden's early singer, Paul Di'Anno, has passed away at the age of 66. Greg Prato interviewed Di'Anno at length for the book Iron Maiden: 80 81, which thoroughly studies this early era of the band. more info

Shortly before the release of I Want Blood, Alice in Chains guitarist and longtime solo artist Jerry Cantrell chatted with AllMusic about the album and two of its standout tracks, in addition to songwriting, and if there can be another movement like ... more info

Revisiting this year's mammoth 30th Anniversary deluxe edition of their breakthrough premiere Definitely Maybe and invariably continuing on through the superior(?) second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? got us to thinking: What are our favori... more info

From time to time, here at AllMusic, we shine a spotlight on overlooked albums in the discography of a major artist. In the case of the star-crossed dB's, that pretty much means their entire catalog. more info

Shortly before the arrival of the vinyl release of their platinum-certified Songs from An American Movie Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile and launch of the tour, Alexakis spoke to AllMusic about both topics, as well as the stories behind a few Everclear... more info