The issue is The ultimate review of 2025: the best albums, the biggest events and the megastars who rocked our world.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason about the band's epic album "Wish You Were Here" as it's reissued 50 years after its release.

Third Coast Percussion gives the L.A. premiere of Zakir Hussain's last major work, "Murmurs of Time," at the Nimoy, a final ...

NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling ...

Testament 's Para Bellum is both a thunderous celebration of the band's thrash legacy and a bold venture into uncharted ...

After a decade of silence, Dave Huismans—the Dutch musician formerly known as 2562 and A Made Up Sound—returned this year ...

It’s said that you can never step into the same stream twice: you are necessarily changed each time you do so, as is the ...

No matter how many times people like to joke and poke fun at drummers, percussion is hands-down one of the most important ...

Whether it's extra-terrestrial invaders or a nightmare of our own creation, sci-fi often calls us to action. It's time to get tactical, as we're taking a look at the more bombastic side of sci-fi this ...

Back in 2021, Hannah’s love of all things nerdy collided with her passion for writing — and she hasn’t stopped since. She covers pop culture news, writes reviews, and conducts interviews on just about ...

Since 1960, the Beatles—four fabulous lads from Liverpool, England—have remained the greatest rock and roll band in the history of music. How John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo ...