Original Features

Parting ways is never easy, but this music may help you through.

The 'Appetite for Destruction' lineup is the most iconic. But it doesn't tell the full story of Guns N' Roses.

World music, metal, art-rock and old-fashioned rock 'n' roll converged at the 1980s' midpoint.

We can't figure out why these bands haven't been inducted yet.

An intriguing wrinkle is how quickly – and how slowly – the individual members found success.

Who's played for the world's biggest viewing audience?

Peter Criss recently released his best-ever solo album. Here's how it stacks up against the work of other Kiss alumni.

Collectively, these women have hundreds of hits and helped paved the way for future stars.

It was the year of 'Revolver,' the bizarre butcher photo shoot and the final tour.

The year before punk broke, when rock's old guard made a strong, pressing stand.

How often did they get it right and who got left out altogether?

In most cases, there weren't many – so every new LP tended to carry a little extra weight.

Their penchant for rock is baked right into that winkingly rhythmic name, but they were unplugging from almost the beginning.

He's been writing about conflict, poverty and general injustice for decades.

They call it the world's most famous arena for a reason.

Any of these folks would do a bang-up job of composing a piece for the next 007 film.