Raw Power

The honorary title of the Godfather of Heavy Metal undoubtedly belongs to Ozzy Osbourne. Read More

At 70, she's still the finest female vocalist in the history of American popular music. Read More

It's certainly no surprise to me why critics would be so taken with the Stooges, and Fun House in particular. Read More

Isobel Campbell is our first non-American to enter the list. Read More

The first kind followed them through their post-punk/goth beginnings as Southern Death Cult and through their breakthrough album, Love (1985). Read More

Often these years are remembered as the musical era that brought us disco at its absolute gaudiest. Read More

It's a lot easier to compare Girl in a Coma to a tornado or a hurricane than it is to compare them to any other band. Read More

More than a decade after her 2000 debut, Nanahally River , singer-songwriter Chelle Rose delivers a sophomore set of gritty country blues and rock. Read More

Antony Williams' debut album, released in 2008 under his alias Headhunter, was titled Nomad for the simple reason that he recorded it on the road, in hotel rooms and friends' apartments, in between DJ gigs. Read More

Japandroids' second full-length album Celebration Rock, out June 5th, is one of the year's most thrilling rock records, a concise collection of songs that split the difference between the arena-ready anthems of Bruce Springsteen and the raw, full-throttle energy of hardcore punk. Read More