Bruce Springsteen is currently in the middle of a world tour with E Street Band, their first without saxophonist Clarence Clemons. “The Big Man” passed away one year ago today from complications ...

Cheesy, cool, noisy, sweet – the sax is a versatile beast that has made many great songs even better The saxophone has earned its place in just about every modern music genre. Listen to the earliest ...

Metal has increasingly become about how extreme a band can be – how fast they play, how intense their songs are, how unsettling their mythos is – or so they’d lead the listener to believe. But metal’s ...

Google has marked the 201st anniversary of Adolphe Sax’s birth – and here are five songs that wouldn’t have been the same without his invention It’s the 201st anniversary of Adolphe Sax’s birth today, ...

Canblaster, Myd, Sam Tiba, and Panteros666 — these are the members of Club cheval, a Parisian group that has released two EPs, both of which seamlessly combine elements of house, hip-hop, and R&B.

The evolution of Pennsylvania's tech-death/prog metal leaders Rivers of Nihil has been remarkable to watch unfold over the last decade. With their latest album, The Work, they've continued to mature ...

Through a storm of nominations blowing in from last week’s topic, RR regular Mnemonic calmly creates an embouchure A-list I don’t think I’ve ever had a harder time narrowing down the choice to 12 ...

When did pop radio get so horny? There’s an indefensible trend in popular music right now, and it needs to stop. Ever since Macklemore’s radio leviathan “Thrift Shop” dominated the airwaves with its ...

In November 1814, Col. Andrew Jackson marched on Pensacola, taking the Florida city away from Britain and Spain, while the Congress of Vienna was busy drawing new boundaries after the Napoleonic Wars.

The saxophone is having a moment again. That golden, smooth sound is popping up everywhere, and people can't get enough of it. It's showing up at weddings, rooftop parties, and live shows. The vibe is ...

Metal has increasingly become about how extreme a band can be – how fast they play, how intense their songs are, how unsettling their mythos is – or so they’d lead the listener to believe. But metal’s ...