Making a good cover song isn’t easy, and most bands are lucky if they can simply do justice to the original. However, there's a short list of bands and musicians that have outdone the original song ...

Classic rock music is most often meant to be heard loud. If the speakers and amplifiers are left standing by the end of the show, then something has gone wrong! Let all the hair get pushed back, let ...

Motor Sister have never been afraid to show their influences. In fact, they started out as a Mother Superior cover band before branching off to do their own material. But their love of music isn't ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

With all of that under their belts, it's no wonder Petty and his band wanted to get back to their roots as live rock 'n' rollers. As Petty put it in "The Same Old You," it was time to "turn up to 10, ...