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AllMusic, which was formerly referred to as All Music Guide or AMG, serves as an extensive online resource for music enthusiasts. It boasts the largest collection of music information available on the internet, featuring over 3 million album listings and 30 million individual tracks. This platform was established in 1991, making it one of the pioneers in the field, even before the advent of the World Wide Web.

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Before Nirvana: 11 Great Alternative Rock Albums from the Late 1980s

1 week ago | allmusic.com | Daniel de Visé

A lot of great rock and roll music in the 1980s didn't sell, and many of the best artists reaped neither fortune nor fame. Many music-heads refer to that decade as the college radio era, or the indie rock era. It spans the peak years of Camper Van Beethoven, the Smiths, Cocteau Twins and other bands that became big names only later, if at all. In earlier articles, we surveyed some standout albums of the New Wave years (1978-1982) and college radio era (1983-86).
Don't Give It Away: The Jason Isbell Advice Trilogy

2 weeks ago | allmusic.com | Zac Johnson

For decades, the country music being played on the radio has maintained the well-travelled backroads of pickup trucks, cans of beer, old dogs and cheating hearts. Bubbling under these platinum-selling artists are a subtler, more literary set of musicians usually tagged under the less marketable but more austere subgenre of Contemporary Folk or the Grammy-friendly category of Americana. For every Big & Rich there is a Rhiannon Giddens, and crossing over every Florida Georgia Line is a Nickel Creek.
Frank Black Discusses his 2025 Teenager of the Year Tour and '90s Rock

Jan 7, 2025 | allmusic.com | Greg Prato

Along with a handful of other bands, the Pixies certainly helped clear the path for bands like Nirvana, who made alt-rock the societal changing force it became in the early '90s. However, the group opted to split shortly after this worldwide musical shift occurred. Luckily for fans, the Pixies' singer, guitarist, and main songwriter, Frank Black, was still penning great tunes – which comprised his first two classic solo albums, 1993's self-titled debut and 1994's Teenager of the Year.
Stephen Pearcy Discusses 40th Anniversary Reissue of Ratt's Out of the Cellar

Nov 19, 2024 | allmusic.com | Greg Prato

The early to mid '80s was certainly a high point for hard rock and heavy metal – particularly, when you take into account the high amount of now-classic albums that were issued during this time.
Led Zeppelin's Influence on '70s Canadian Rockers

Nov 4, 2024 | allmusic.com | Greg Prato

Throughout the course of popular music history, whenever an artist becomes massively popular, it's only a matter of time until a slew of similarly-sounding bands crash the scene. And time will tell if some have good intentions – when a selected few eventually locate their own voice and/or original approach – while the majority seem to merely want to make a quick buck and forsake originality.
Cocaine & Rhinestones - Jukeboxes, Bullfighting, and George & Tammy

Oct 21, 2024 | allmusic.com | Zac Johnson

In constructing the mammoth "Cocaine & Rhinestones: A History of George Jones and Tammy Wynette," author and Nashville gadabout Tyler Mahan Coe has effectively Voltroned together three separate books. At it's core, the book details the bizarre, romantic, heartbreaking and gawkable trainwreck that was the separate ascendencies and eventual catastrophic relationship between country music superlatives George Jones and Tammy Wynette.
Paul Di'Anno Remembered

Oct 21, 2024 | allmusic.com | Greg Prato

Today (October 21, 2024) it was announced that Iron Maiden's early singer, Paul Di'Anno, passed away at the age of 66. And while a cause of death was not immediately mentioned, in recent years, he had experienced various health problems, resulting in being confined to a wheelchair while performing live.
Jerry Cantrell Discusses I Want Blood, Collecting Riffs, '90s Grunge

Oct 14, 2024 | allmusic.com | Greg Prato

Jerry Cantrell is seemingly never at a loss for guitar riffs – as heard in his work as either a co-founding member of Alice in Chains, or a solo artist. And on his fourth solo effort overall, I Want Blood, he still can dish out riffs with the best of 'em – as exemplified by such tunes as "Vilified." And he has also surrounded himself with an impressive supporting cast on the album, including Metallica's Robert Trujillo, Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan, and Faith No More's Mike Bordin, among others.
Art Alexakis Chats About Vinyl Reissues, Touring, Disinterest in Releasing New Records

Sep 9, 2024 | allmusic.com | Greg Prato

During the late '90s/early 21st century, one of the most-played bands on rock radio was certainly Everclear, who scored an impressive twelve top-40 hits on Billboard's Alternative Airplay charts (including five top-5 hits). And they also crossed over to the Hot 100 charts as well, with their highest-charting single peaking at #11 in 2000, "Wonderful."And the tune came from their platinum-certified Songs from An American Movie Vol.
Nearly Nilsson - Songs in the Key of Harry

Aug 12, 2024 | allmusic.com | Zac Johnson

The 50th anniversary of Pussy Cats is upon us. This was the posthumous name given to the doomed and bewildering project between singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson and no-description-required John Lennon in which they drank, pulled pranks, generally goofed off, and tried to record an album on which Nilsson sang so hard he fried his voice to the point where blood was hitting the microphones.