What makes an album of the year? Well, a few things, to be honest. It needs to be able to appeal to a wide ran ...

On a typical mid-December Friday night in Chicago, many folks are out gallivanting around town, merrily partaking in all the holiday festivities the city ...

One band absolutely dominated the hardcore conversation this year, and they did it by working way, way harder than anyone else. Affable Boston bruisers Haywire spent 2025 playing sweaty, cathartic, ...

Candle lovers, now's your chance to grab your favorite aromas at a discount during Bath & Body Works' biggest sale of the year. The health and beauty chain is offering bargains on more than 180 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Piling on, stripping down, looking back, pushing ahead: Musicians found all sorts of uses for the album form this ...

The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica Musicians know how to make music, and they ...

Bath & Body Works' Candle Day begins online Dec. 4 and will be in stores Dec. 5-7. Three-wick candles will be discounted to $9.95. The wait is over. Almost. Bath & Body Works announced the date of its ...

Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile. He’s right, of ...

Here's the main thing you need to know about our ranked list of the 15 best diamond-selling hard rock and metal albums: They're all damn good. Are you surprised? History is littered with platinum ...

Researchers discovered that the common amino acid arginine can block harmful Aβ aggregation and reduce its toxic effects in Alzheimer’s disease models. In flies and mice, oral arginine lowered plaque ...

Another week, another Acid Bath live show announcement and this time, it’s a doozy. It turns out next year’s Milwaukee Metalfest will feature the revered sludgy doom metal act as one of their ...

The Get Down is your go-to show for all things weird, wonderful, interesting and occasionally infuriating happening in the landscape of New Orleans. Each week, join host John Stanton, the editor of ...