When the Beatles were breaking up, in the last gasp of the '60s, Paul McCartney pretty quickly heard the rumor that he was ...

Nouvelle Vague is an homage to director Jean-Luc Godard, and Blue Moon centers on lyricist Lorenz Hart, the former creative ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative ...

Most notably, the songs Dreams, Go Your Own Way, and the B-side Silver Springs detail the relationship breakdown between front-woman Stevie Nicks and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. All these personal ...

Hell, apparetly, hath no fury like Lily Allen scorned—but Allen's ‘West End Girl’ isn’t the first time an iconic artist has ...

Elton John turned his saddest song into a heartfelt tribute to Princess Diana. He performed it once at her funeral and never ...

Are we intentionally making ourselves feel worse by listening to sad music? Studies show that the reason we always go back to ...

Smith plays guitar on “Waiting for the Phone Call,” the comeback single from his longtime tourmates, who will tour Europe in ...