Original Features

Who said rock stars have job security?

On these LPs, someone else besides the band defines the front sleeve.

Rather setting the tone or leaving a lasting impression, the openers and closers are key to every album.

Many have shared their thoughts on possible induction.

Queen, the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith and the Who are among the many artists to be featured in ads for the big game.

Pop-punk for the masses.

Marriages, one-night stands and everything in between.

A number of instant classics arrived over the course of the year.

Glam metal, alt-rock and impressive returns to form by the genre's elder statespeople made for a wildly entertaining year.

Important records arrived from across a dizzying spectrum, but it was also a great year for the tried and true.

It's not only one of the decade's peak years, it also saw the release of some of the biggest and best records ever made.

No one is immune.

Your playlist for Dry January.

A look at the greatest biopics, documentaries, concert films and movies with awesome soundtracks.

Did you have too much fun last night?

Big returns, genre moves and records by reliable legends mark the year's best.