Sam Sodomsky

At New York’s Carnegie Hall, a St Patrick’s Day tribute to two inimitable legends of Irish song was a reminder of the enduring power of their music – even if the star-studded bill admitted they’d rather have been watching the two much missed singers performing themselves

Reviewing live, for their first tour for 10 years finds Neil Young and Crazy Horse as raw and elemental as ever

Gatecreeper built Dark Superstition for wide open spaces. Those vast expanses are not limited to the Arizona desert, the death metal quintet’s native terrain that’s provided fertile inspiration since 2016’s attention-grabbing debut Sonoran Depravation

Crypt Sermon move like spiritual seekers on a never-ending quest. Their grim, majestic doom metal embraces all things grandiose and mythical, and their songs, the runtimes of which generally land between five and 10 minutes, all seem to take place at various points along the same journey—where a glance heavenward might reveal a “winged stag” with “tail aflame” or a “green lion that eats the sun.” And, like any good fantasy novel or film franchise, Crypt Sermon know it’s all about the pacing: By the time vocalist Brooks Wilson first

Pavement's Stephen Malkmus, Superwolf's Matt Sweeney, Emmett Kelly, and Jim White talk about the new band they formed in secret—and reveal their first single and video, “Earth Hater.”

The rock legend says he’s learned a thing or two about madness and spiritual longing by answering thousands of fan questions on the Internet. On the eve of his 18th album with the Bad Seeds, he answers a few of ours.

MJ Lenderman is having a big year. The Asheville, North Carolina guitarist and singer is in the critically acclaimed band Wednesday, is featured on

Let's say it doesn't work out. You cross over from adolescence to adulthood and wind up living a life you didn't choose.

Even indie icon Stephen Malkmus worried he wasn't cool enough to play in a band with Matt Sweeney, Emmett Kelly, and Jim White—but they ended up making one of the year's best rock records together. All four members talk to GQ about being “geezers in a guitar band” and the joy of forging a new collective consciousness.

Read Sam Sodomsky’s review of the album.