A professional pop culture junkie for more than 25 years, Jeff Giles regularly surfaces in a number of far-flung locations on the Web.

More than a dozen rock and metal artists have replaced their drummers in 2025 alone. Some of these drummers served ...

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The Foo Fighters reportedly chose a new drummer in July 2025, and in the process it was revealed that their former drummer ...

Mt. Joy captivates with their catchy tunes and intimate lyrics, turning their concerts into unforgettable shared experiences ...

It was 40 years ago that a tiny country bar in a seedy part of Manhattan compromised its principles, started booking rock acts and altered the course of music history.

ELP sells the world's only commercially-available laser turntable, which forgoes the needle in favor of five precisely-focused lasers.

The epicenter of grunge in the '90s extended only a few miles beyond Seattle, so it's not surprising that proximity bred some incredible creative synergy.

From the moment the Arctic Monkeys released 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' in 2006, they've been one one of the most buzzed-about bands on the planet. Last year's 'AM' finally ...

On Jan. 26, 1989, R.E.M. kicked off the Green World Tour at MZA Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Unsurprisingly, the setlist skewed heavily toward the band's latest album, 1988's Green: The Athens, Ga ...

Ground zero for the mass-market dual-cassette technology came courtesy of U.K. consumer electronics pioneer Alan Sugar. While visiting the Tokyo neighborhood of Akihabara, which is known for its ...