This year was crowded with brilliant releases, but these 5 stood out

Adam Yauch's transformation from hooligan to human rights figure paralleled a generation's coming-of-age

A highly subjective list of the worst best music of the 1990s, from "Blood Sugar Sex Magic" to "Achtung Baby"

He vowed 2 die 4 us, and maybe he did: The legacy of an American pop genius and his unrealized dance-floor utopia

A confused and impenetrable "100 Greatest Moments in Rock" issue misses the fleeting pleasures of pop.

Neil Cavuto says changes to overtime pay rules risk "rewarding [people] who don't deserve those bucks"

In which we theoretically track the concurrent downward spirals of our great nation and hip-hop's Yeezus

A walking contradiction of tough talk and tender gestures, Chrissie Hynde inspired a generation of female rockers and fans.

Thanks to two stellar new songs, the compilation reveals the duo remain on a futuristic path

McCartney's post-Beatles career is the tale of a hitmaker determined to make a name for himself outside the group

A definitive new box set will proclaim the eclectic greatness of Talking Heads when the ugliness between David Byrne and Tina Weymouth has long been forgotten.

It is hard to overestimate Aretha Franklin’s importance to both music and the civil rights movement

The music engineer worked on recordings with greats like Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon

Not another list of multi-disc sonic money-shots.