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Inspired by a poem by St. John of the Cross, “one of the greatest and most powerful poems of conversion ever written,” says Cave. “Ultimately, though, it’s a beautiful country tune.”  » Read More

The last surviving member of the Motown group sang on hits like “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” and “Reach Out, I’ll Be There”  » Read More

In which a band rendition turns into a horror scene, starring Suzanna Son  » Read More

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat  » Read More

A surprise collaboration to close out the weekend  » Read More

Tom Morello recently talked about his time with Chris Cornell in Audioslave, suggesting that their work together might have helped keep Cornell going longer. Audioslave, which started in 2001 with Cornell, Morello, and Morello’s Rage Against the Machine bandmates Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk, was a big hit in the rock world. Fans hoped it would be just as good,  » Read More

Duff McKagan recently talked about his time with Velvet Revolver, saying he prefers to remember the good times rather than focusing on the band’s internal issues in a conversation with Guitar. With McKagan, Matt Sorum, and Slash bringing their Guns N’ Roses energy and combining it with Scott Weiland’s powerful voice and Dave Kushner’s driving rhythm,  » Read More

Buzz Osborne recently reckoned that grunge didn’t change how the music industry worked. He argued that bands like Nirvana weren’t less “palatable” to the average listener than ’80s hair/glam bands were. Following a decade of spandex-wearing guys singing about girls and guitarists trying to outmatch each other in a race of shred, the early ’90s grunge explosion felt liberating for a lot of people.  » Read More

Velvet Revolver is set to release a Contraband Deluxe edition honoring the 20th anniversary of the album. According to Qobuz, it will be released on September 13. Bonus tracks in Velvet Revolver’s Contraband It has come to light that it will consist of bonus tracks that include: Fall to Pieces (Acoustic),  » Read More