In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

The first episode of Rachel Sennott's HBO comedy "I Love LA" is as cathartic as Charli XCX and Lorde working it out on the ...

This entry on our list of story songs from the 1970s is on the spooky side, and it’s quite a creative piece of work from Gordon Lightfoot. “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald”, a folk rock classic ...

Steve Kipner and John Lewis Parker penned “Hard Habit To Break” for Chicago. The song, out in 1984, became a Top 5 hit for Chicago, earning them numerous Grammy Award nominations. Country music is ...

It's a portrait of the '70s folk-rock star, and of "Cat's in the Cradle," the tune that turned daddy issues into mythology.

Despite his criticisms, Frank Sinatra called The Beatles' Something the greatest love song of the past 50 years and recorded ...

Eric Clapton's chart-topping cover of Bob Marley's biggest hit song sparked a debate about race and representation in music.