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There’s a riot still goin’ on: 30 years of Evil Empire
By Nathan Stevens April 18, 2026 | 11:00am
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Mile End Kicks director Chandler Levack is a recovering music critic
By Casey Epstein-Gross April 16, 2026 | 12:30pm
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Congratulations, you discovered digital marketing
By Grace Robins-Somerville April 15, 2026 | 10:30am
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10 years ago, Coachella gave Prince the ultimate tribute
By Derrick Rossignol April 14, 2026 | 10:30am
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Stone Temple Pilots crushed their critics with the ambitious Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
By Matt Melis April 11, 2026 | 9:00am
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Flea is music’s most underappreciated multi-hyphenate
By Derrick Rossignol April 10, 2026 | 9:00am
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30 years ago, Revival was a beautiful, messy remedy to country music’s identity crisis
By Nathan Stevens April 9, 2026 | 10:30am
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The live celebrity cameo is a played-out ploy for virality
By Grace Robins-Somerville April 3, 2026 | 10:00am
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Daniel Pemberton built his Project Hail Mary score from the ground up
By Sam Rosenberg April 2, 2026 | 10:30am
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Trent Reznor still has music's best April Fools’ prank ever
By Derrick Rossignol April 1, 2026 | 10:00am
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50 years of domination, 50 years of Sad Wings of Destiny
By Nathan Stevens April 1, 2026 | 9:00am
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Falco's “Rock Me Amadeus” is still the oddest #1 hit ever
By Derrick Rossignol March 30, 2026 | 10:00am
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In LA, Paul McCartney is king
By Matt Mitchell March 29, 2026 | 12:00pm
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Flamin’ Groovies did more than shake some action on Teenage Head
By Matt Melis March 28, 2026 | 12:30pm
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The rush of Thin Lizzy’s postcard rock and roll
By Matt Mitchell March 26, 2026 | 11:30am
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Snail Mail is more confident than ever
By Matt Mitchell March 25, 2026 | 11:00am
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Grace Ives is proud to be embarrassed
By Matt Mitchell March 20, 2026 | 12:00pm
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A long talk with ELUCID
By Casey Epstein-Gross March 20, 2026 | 11:30am
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The light in Robert Lester Folsom is shining
By Matt Mitchell March 18, 2026 | 1:30pm
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R.E.M. collapsed the boundaries of alt-rock on Out of Time
By Matt Melis March 18, 2026 | 10:30am
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Andy Beta wrote the Alice Coltrane biography he always wanted to read
By Grant Sharples March 17, 2026 | 9:00am
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What we dismiss when we call "Golden" K-pop
By Kayti Burt March 15, 2026 | 9:00am
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“Weird Al” Yankovic found a parodist’s paradise on Bad Hair Day
By Matt Melis March 14, 2026 | 9:00am
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What Almost Famous can still teach us about music criticism
By Sam Rosenberg March 13, 2026 | 11:00am
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Discovery predicted electronic music’s future
By Benny Sun March 13, 2026 | 9:00am
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The rise and fall of teen music movies
By Casey Epstein-Gross March 12, 2026 | 11:00am
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Bounce, rebel, and Surrender to the Air
By Scott Bunn March 12, 2026 | 10:00am
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Remembering my nana through Coco
By Grant Sharples March 11, 2026 | 11:00am
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From the vault: Country Joe McDonald in concert
By Matt Mitchell March 10, 2026 | 3:00pm
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The Oscars omnipresence of Diane Warren
By Kayleigh Donaldson March 10, 2026 | 11:00am
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Can anyone really soundtrack Wuthering Heights?
By Andy Steiner March 10, 2026 | 10:30am
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Neko Case swam with Moby Dick in the fables of Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
By Nathan Stevens March 7, 2026 | 9:00am
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OHYUNG: Explosions in the heartland
By Matt Mitchell March 6, 2026 | 12:45pm
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Saved by the dreamers disease
By Niko Stratis March 5, 2026 | 9:00am
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Pretty in Pink’s prom soundtrack was one for the ages
By Matt Melis February 28, 2026 | 1:00pm
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Andrew Bird cracks open The Mysterious Production of Eggs
By Casey Epstein-Gross February 27, 2026 | 11:00am
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The beautiful, bloated chaos of The 1975's second album
By Cassidy Sollazzo February 26, 2026 | 12:00pm
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Jonathan Bernstein on the life and legacy of Justin Townes Earle
By Grant Sharples February 26, 2026 | 9:00am
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Jack Coyne is humanizing social media through trivia
By Matt Mitchell February 25, 2026 | 10:00am
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10 years ago, Charli XCX sped into pop’s future on Vroom Vroom
By Lydia Wei February 25, 2026 | 9:00am
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The man Bill Callahan is trying to be
By Casey Epstein-Gross February 24, 2026 | 12:00pm
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A life in art, a life of mimicry, and 20 years of Destroyer’s Rubies
By Nathan Stevens February 21, 2026 | 12:00pm
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The swaggy, hi-fi dreams of Canada’s cootie catcher
By Casey Epstein-Gross February 20, 2026 | 11:20am
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Beggar Weeds are doing their own thing in their own time
By Casey Epstein-Gross February 19, 2026 | 10:30am
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Lucinda Williams’ greatest weapon is the song she’s singing
By Matt Mitchell February 18, 2026 | 10:00am
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Uncovering Richard Branson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
By Casey Epstein-Gross February 16, 2026 | 2:00pm
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Adam Sandler’s What the Hell Happened to Me? still deserves respect 30 years later
By Matt Melis February 16, 2026 | 10:30am
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Watch Gogol Bordello take on Roy Orbison's "In Dreams" in latest A.V. Undercover
By Danette Chavez February 13, 2026 | 1:00pm
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The crumbling facade of The Life of Pablo, 10 years later
By Sam Rosenberg February 13, 2026 | 11:00am
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hemlocke springs is boredom’s remedy
By Matt Mitchell February 12, 2026 | 10:30am
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The lost art of the mashup
By Casey Epstein-Gross February 11, 2026 | 11:00am
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Lip Critic rode the Demonator straight to Theft World
By Matt Mitchell February 10, 2026 | 9:00am
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I wasted 30 minutes of my life watching the Turning Point USA halftime show so you don’t have to
By Casey Epstein-Gross February 9, 2026 | 2:45pm
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Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy are becoming a part of R.E.M.’s legacy, one album at a time
By Matt Mitchell February 9, 2026 | 1:30pm
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The fictions around Donuts reaffirm J Dilla’s legend
By Grant Sharples February 7, 2026 | 11:30am
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20 years ago, rock and roll overstayed its welcome at the Super Bowl Halftime Show
By Derrick Rossignol February 6, 2026 | 9:00am
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The lessons learned in Goo Goo Dolls songs
By Niko Stratis February 5, 2026 | 9:00am
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Explaining Nardwuar: How a former guerrilla journalist became an unlikely icon
By John Lucas February 4, 2026 | 11:15am
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Paste Panel: Our writers’ favorite guitar solos ever
By Paste Staff February 3, 2026 | 11:00am
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The 10 best and worst moments from the 2026 Grammys
By Paste Staff February 2, 2026 | 12:20pm
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The guitar will never die
By Casey Epstein-Gross February 2, 2026 | 11:00am
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Joni Mitchell and the guitar that traveled
By Cassidy Sollazzo January 29, 2026 | 10:30am
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I dream of Cindy Lee
By Matt Mitchell January 28, 2026 | 1:00pm
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Rihanna’s ANTI is an elusive, beautiful farewell
By Lydia Wei January 28, 2026 | 10:00am
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Yasmin Williams rewires our understanding of the guitar
By Grant Sharples January 26, 2026 | 10:00am
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Wolf Parade’s Apologies to the Queen Mary keeps finding new people to haunt
By Casey Epstein-Gross January 24, 2026 | 10:00am
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Arctic Monkeys’ debut, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, turns 20
By Grant Sharples January 23, 2026 | 11:00am
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How Joyce Manor mastered the art of the “buddy” album cover
By Grant Sharples January 23, 2026 | 9:00am
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Only YOU can save music videos
By Lydia Wei January 22, 2026 | 1:45pm
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The trans women Lou Reed left behind
By Matt Mitchell January 21, 2026 | 11:30am
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Watch Kajsa Balto's Paste Session from Norway
By Matt Irving January 20, 2026 | 1:00pm
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Time Capsule: The dB’s, Stands for deciBels
By Matt Melis January 17, 2026 | 11:00am
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GWAR joins the "Pink Pony Club" in new A.V. Undercover
By Danette Chavez January 16, 2026 | 1:00pm
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Westside Cowboy: The Best of What's Next
By Casey Epstein-Gross January 15, 2026 | 1:09pm
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Why everyone should join an album club
By Josh Jackson January 14, 2026 | 10:30am
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Ilegal Mezcal presents The Best Paste Party Ever
By Paste Staff January 12, 2026 | 1:29pm
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The first death I ever grieved was David Bowie’s
By Matt Mitchell January 11, 2026 | 9:00am
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The eternal offering of Toadies’ “Possum Kingdom”
By Niko Stratis January 9, 2026 | 9:00am
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The Wood Brothers return to A.V. Undercover with "Maps"
By Danette Chavez January 8, 2026 | 1:00pm
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Watch Aysanabee's Paste Session from Norway
By Matt Irving January 8, 2026 | 1:00pm
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After 20 years, Sibylle Baier’s Colour Green hasn’t faded
By Caroline Nieto January 7, 2026 | 11:10am
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Dry Cleaning is a total work of art
By Matt Mitchell January 6, 2026 | 11:00am
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Simon Raymonde on band drama, family stories, and In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me
By Grant Sharples January 5, 2026 | 12:00pm
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The shades of Bob Dylan’s Desire
By Matt Melis January 5, 2026 | 11:00am
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Time Capsule: Lisa Germano, Geek the Girl
By Casey Epstein-Gross January 3, 2026 | 1:05pm
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How time became the secret ingredient of life in Daniel Lopatin’s Marty Supreme score
By Sam Rosenberg January 1, 2026 | 9:00am
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The best of The A.V. Club: Our favorite pieces from 2025
By Danette Chavez December 31, 2025 | 2:43pm
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CMAT is "The People's Mess," baby
By Elise Soutar December 31, 2025 | 12:00pm
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Blink during Eddington and you’ll miss one of the year’s best needle drops
By Matt Mitchell December 30, 2025 | 12:00pm
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Ludwig Göransson on making a surreal blues tribute for Sinners
By Sam Rosenberg December 29, 2025 | 9:00am
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Pro wrestling taught me everything I know about music
By Tim Disbrow December 23, 2025 | 12:00pm
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Daniel Blumberg’s score for The Testament of Ann Lee will make you shake and quake
By Sam Rosenberg December 23, 2025 | 10:30am
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Rhett Miller is "Cruel To Be Kind" in latest A.V. Undercover
By Danette Chavez December 22, 2025 | 1:00pm
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In defense of “Wonderful Christmastime,” my favorite Christmas song
By Matt Mitchell December 22, 2025 | 12:30pm
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Are Bob Dylan's Christian albums worth saving?
By Matt Melis December 19, 2025 | 2:00pm
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Behind the scenes with Mt. Joy: A documentary love letter
By Michael Dunaway December 19, 2025 | 1:41pm
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The human impulse of SML is impossible to replicate
By Matt Mitchell December 19, 2025 | 12:30pm
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OK Go helps us kick off A.V. Undercover season 10
By Danette Chavez December 18, 2025 | 1:01pm
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The only thing worse than bad AI music is good AI music
By Shannon Miller December 17, 2025 | 1:00pm
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Cover Me: Wet Leg’s moisturizer artwork is animalistic, grotesque, and totally on brand
By Grant Sharples December 15, 2025 | 9:00am
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Hayley Williams is independent and better than ever
By Matt Mitchell December 13, 2025 | 11:13pm
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Dropping Apple Music saved me from becoming a lean-back listener
By Matt Schimkowitz December 12, 2025 | 9:00am
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Has The xx’s debut album always sounded this limp and dull?
By Benny Sun December 10, 2025 | 1:30pm
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Well-lubed and swerving all together: Drive-By Truckers get back to Decoration Day
By Matt Mitchell December 10, 2025 | 12:00pm
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Have yourself a very John Waters Christmas
By Matt Mitchell December 8, 2025 | 11:00am
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10 years ago, Erykah Badu embraced the retail mixtape
By Daniel Bromfield December 4, 2025 | 11:00am
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Rock and roll as we know it began with Rubber Soul
By Matt Mitchell December 3, 2025 | 9:00am
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"We Built This City" is a good song, actually
By Matt Mitchell November 17, 2025 | 2:00pm
