Originally available in 1986, the live album is getting its first band-approved release in February
Sonic Life documents Moore’s winding path with Sonic Youth but too often detours into scene trivia.
Co-organized by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch and featuring Björk, Rage Against the Machine, Fugees, Sonic Youth, and many more, the 1996 San Francisco concert set the template for combining music and activism in the 1990s.
These are the records—by Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Hole, PJ Harvey, Melvins, and more—that defined the decade’s most influential genre.
From Lauryn Hill to Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine to Janet Jackson, Nirvana to Wu-Tang Clan, and so many more, these are the albums that changed music forever.
The tracks that defined the ’90s, including Björk, Biggie, Mariah, Bikini Kill, Aaliyah, 2Pac, and many, many more.
A selection of the formative pieces from our first 25 years
The rise of online gear stores has spawned a middle class of music memorabilia that benefits both bands and fans.
From Black Panther to Clueless, Dazed and Confused to Purple Rain, the music that has defined modern filmmaking
Kate Bush, N.W.A., Brian Eno, Madonna, Prince, and the other icons who defined a decade
A year of change starring PJ Harvey, Outkast, Bright Eyes, Lauryn Hill, and more
From Patti Smith to Bikini Kill, the songs that have crushed stereotypes and steered progress
From pop goddess tarot cards, to presidential Kanye merch, to a pocket synthesizer, to Lana Del Rey paper dolls, to customizable headphones, to a Weeknd-themed vaporizer, we’ve got something for all of the music fans on your list this holiday season.
From house to hip-hop, college rock to techno, bubblegum pop to post-punk, heavy metal to hardcore—here are our favorite tracks of the 1980s.