Music culture has always been about more than sound. It is about timing, restraint, and emotional build-up. From the way an ...

Ashrita Kumar, vocals; Paul Vallejo, guitar; Myron Houngbedji, drums.The Storyteller: Myron HoungbedjiThe Song: Twenty One Pilots’ “Heavydirtysoul” pairs eclectic, quick-fire electro-rock beats with ...

In 1966, music took a bold turn with artists like The Beatles and Bob Dylan, forever changing the pop and rock scene.

This tool was coded with iPods and Rockbox in mind, but was made as simple as possible to serve a single purpose : look for all music files in a specific folder (and all sub-folders), then create and ...

Some of the most influential songs in history were written in a matter of minutes. Great songs aren’t always the result of ...

Many classic Beatles songs rely on strong middle 8 sections. These moments shift melody, harmony, or mood. The explanation ...

In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every chart ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...

In 2024, the song of the year was so undeniable and inescapable that we don’t even have to bother naming it. This year, the landscape is much trickier. Twenty twenty-five hasn’t produced a ...

"End of You," the powerhouse collaboration between Poppy, Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante is Loudwire's Best Metal Song of the Year. In an internet-breaking fashion, the generation-crossing and ...

Ryan is a lifestyle and culture journalist born and raised in the Philippines. He primarily covers film, television, music, and all things pop culture. Beyond writing, you can find him buried in ...