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Halloween novelty tunes are altogether ooky and all, but we here at AllMusic wanted to reveal the albums that actually scared us. Brooding themes and stark instrumentation. Real (perceived) devil worship and horrifying abandonment. Stabbing strings and ha…

In constructing the mammoth "Cocaine & Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette," author Tyler Mahan Coe has effectively combined three separate books: An expertly told love story/cautionary tale, an in-depth reference material, and a phil…

Iron Maiden's early singer, Paul Di'Anno, has passed away at the age of 66. Greg Prato interviewed Di'Anno at length for the book Iron Maiden: 80 81, which thoroughly studies this early era of the band.

Shortly before the release of I Want Blood, Alice in Chains guitarist and longtime solo artist Jerry Cantrell chatted with AllMusic about the album and two of its standout tracks, in addition to songwriting, and if there can be another movement like grung…

Young artists including Icelandic-Chinese singer songwriter Laufey, English pop group Wasia Project, London-based singer/songwriter Ella Hohnen-Ford, and American Jazz singer Samara Joy, utilize their own personal fusions of contemporary jazz and pop to b…

In September, our classical editors discovered new recordings of well-known pieces including piano quartets by Brahms, featuring the late Lars Vogt on piano in his final recording. Albums of new music included Solos featuring compositions by The National'…

Revisiting this year's mammoth 30th Anniversary deluxe edition of their breakthrough premiere Definitely Maybe and invariably continuing on through the superior(?) second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? got us to thinking: What are our favorite Oa…

From time to time, here at AllMusic, we shine a spotlight on overlooked albums in the discography of a major artist. In the case of the star-crossed dB's, that pretty much means their entire catalog.

Shortly before the arrival of the vinyl release of their platinum-certified Songs from An American Movie Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile and launch of the tour, Alexakis spoke to AllMusic about both topics, as well as the stories behind a few Everclear clas…

Notable albums from this month feature distinguished artists and musicians who will be new to many listeners. A particular highlight includes Rebeca Omordia (pictured) offering the second volume in her continuing African Pianism series, featuring several …

The band's fourth album, released 50 years ago today, is chock-full of great ideas, including the overseas hits "Something for the Girl With Everything" and "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth." Propaganda remains one of Sparks' brightest achievements,…

Pixies - The Night the Zombies Came The band's first album with ba…

Halloween novelty tunes are altogether ooky and all, but we here at AllMusic wanted to reveal the albums that actually scared us. Brooding themes and stark instrumentation. Real (perceived) devil worship and horrifying abandonment. Stabbing strings and ha…

In constructing the mammoth "Cocaine & Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette," author Tyler Mahan Coe has effectively combined three separate books: An expertly told love story/cautionary tale, an in-depth reference material, and a phil…

Iron Maiden's early singer, Paul Di'Anno, has passed away at the age of 66. Greg Prato interviewed Di'Anno at length for the book Iron Maiden: 80 81, which thoroughly studies this early era of the band.

Shortly before the release of I Want Blood, Alice in Chains guitarist and longtime solo artist Jerry Cantrell chatted with AllMusic about the album and two of its standout tracks, in addition to songwriting, and if there can be another movement like grung…

Young artists including Icelandic-Chinese singer songwriter Laufey, English pop group Wasia Project, London-based singer/songwriter Ella Hohnen-Ford, and American Jazz singer Samara Joy, utilize their own personal fusions of contemporary jazz and pop to b…

In September, our classical editors discovered new recordings of well-known pieces including piano quartets by Brahms, featuring the late Lars Vogt on piano in his final recording. Albums of new music included Solos featuring compositions by The National'…

Revisiting this year's mammoth 30th Anniversary deluxe edition of their breakthrough premiere Definitely Maybe and invariably continuing on through the superior(?) second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? got us to thinking: What are our favorite Oa…

From time to time, here at AllMusic, we shine a spotlight on overlooked albums in the discography of a major artist. In the case of the star-crossed dB's, that pretty much means their entire catalog.

Shortly before the arrival of the vinyl release of their platinum-certified Songs from An American Movie Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile and launch of the tour, Alexakis spoke to AllMusic about both topics, as well as the stories behind a few Everclear clas…

Notable albums from this month feature distinguished artists and musicians who will be new to many listeners. A particular highlight includes Rebeca Omordia (pictured) offering the second volume in her continuing African Pianism series, featuring several …

The band's fourth album, released 50 years ago today, is chock-full of great ideas, including the overseas hits "Something for the Girl With Everything" and "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth." Propaganda remains one of Sparks' brightest achievements,…

Pixies - The Night the Zombies Came The band's first album with ba…