Today in Music History for Nov. 20: In 1886, the Toronto Conservatory of Music was incorporated. It began with 200 students and 50 teachers, and operated in a space over a music store in the downtown ...

An interview with Montreal new wave/synth punk artist Alix Fernz, who's launching his second album Symphonie publicitaire ...

Want to impress a special lady in your life who happens to love mid-century tunes? Give these niche 1960s bands a spin.

Freddie Mercury didn’t fit the usual rockstar mold, but he became Queen’s unforgettable and groundbreaking frontman.

"Ball and Chain" by Big Brother and the Holding Company and "Never Going Back Again" by Fleetwood Mac are underrated classic ...

A 1990s rock band is reuniting for new music and their first tour dates in more than three decades. Sugar, led by singer-guitarist Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü fame, released a new song called “House of ...

Ace Frehley, original lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band KISS, has died. He was 74. The musician’s family confirmed the heartbreaking news in a statement released Thursday. “We are ...

Rock music entered a world-changing evolution in the 1960s. The age of rock and roll began to give way to totally new subgenres, from hard rock to psychedelia. A few bands that launched in the 60s ...

Chris Dreja, the rhythm guitarist and then bassist for the iconic band The Yardbirds, has died at 79, according to Parade. Bandmate Jimmy Page, the Led Zeppelin guitar legend who played with Dreja in ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. If you've held out on buying Rock Band 4 digitally in the past decade, you have less than a week to nab it. The multiplayer party rhythm game from ...

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, Rock Band 4 turns 10. What a ride it’s been. With this milestone comes one big change: the original licenses for the core soundtrack are expiring. Because of that, Rock ...

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of stories featuring high school marching bands from across the region. They will publish on Fridays in The Daily Item. MIDDLEBURG — Crowds should be ready ...