10. ZZ Top
The classic cars, the sunglasses, the beards, ZZ Top wasn’t just a band, they were a way of life cooler than the life you will ever know.

There’s a lot to like about the newest offering from Los Campesinos!, and even if you can’t enjoy the driving twee pop or clever lyrics, we Missourians can at least appreciate the shout-out to our home in the song “A Heat Rash in the Shape of the Show Me State; Or, Letters from Me to Charlotte.”

The 10 artists on this list are all over the age of 65 and very much alive and kickin’. All in some way or another made rock what it is today. Respect your elders!

Album: ‘No More Stories Are Told Today I’m Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories The World Is Grey I’m Tired Let’s Wash Away’ Artist: Mew Rating: 4.5/5 For fans […]

What was your summer rock jam? Having trouble coming up with anything? Please humor me for a moment. Imagine that, like me, you are approached by an editor. “Write a […]

Everything about “Art Brut Vs. Satan” is punctuated with exclamation points, from the busy post-punk guitar work to the lyrics.

The Black Keys will be headlining W.I.L.D. today. To get you familiar with the band, Cadenza reporter Steve Hardy has scoured the band’s Web sites and past interviews to compile a list of fast facts with all you need to know to get acquainted with the headliners.

“Deadliest Warrior” is what happens when barstool arguments get out of hand. The guys at Spike are determined to find out which historical bad boys kicked the most butt and took the most names. Throw a ninja and a knight in a ring and let ’em duke it out; what could go wrong?

Two Tongues, the hybrid super-group that is one half Saves the Day and one half Say Anything, isn’t quite as poppy as the former or punkish as the latter. But, […]

Derek Trucks lives an accelerated life. He first played with the Allman Brothers Band when he was 10. When he was 12, he sat in with Buddy Guy, and by […]