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Last year, punk legends X returned with their genuinely good first album in 27 years (and first with the original lineup in 35 years), Alphabetland...

Talk Show Host, American Television, Mercy Music, LOVEBREAKERS, Catholic Guilt, Answering Machine, and In Parallel told us about their favorite music of the year.

The best punk, hardcore, emo, etc that 2020 had to offer, from Jeff Rosenstock to Touche Amore to Soul Glo to Svalbard, and much, much more...

The Against Me! frontwoman's favorite albums of the year include the self-titled debut from Ian MacKaye's new band Coriky, as well as albums from Phoebe Bridgers, Haim, Adrianne Lenker, Greg Dulli, The Lawrence Arms, and more.

As you might expect from one of the last big music magazines still in print, it's heavy on mainstream pop and classic rock, including Taylor Swift, Bob Dylan, Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, BTS, Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Halsey, The Weeknd, Paul McCartney, and AC/DC.

Bob Biggs, who founded Los Angeles independent label Slash Records -- which was home to The Germs, X, Los Lobos and more -- has died after a long illness.

From long-awaited returns like X, Strike Anywhere, and Operation Ivy frontman Jesse Michaels to newer greats...

Our April 2020 playlist includes songs by Frank Ocean, Phoebe Bridgers, The 1975, Fiona Apple, PUP, The Strokes, Jamie xx, BC Camplight, Khruangbin, Bright Eyes, Laura Marling, Kelly Lee Owens, Megan Thee Stallion with Beyonce, DaBaby, Lido Pimienta, Chromatics and more.

This week's Notable Releases include Quelle Chris & Chris Keys' 'Innocent Country' sequel, X's first album in decades, Smino's quarantine mixtape, Elder's proggy trip, and more.

Including songs from Pretenders, Jonathan Richman, John K Samson, Talking Heads, X, The Raincoats, Sonic Youth, Buzzcocks, Suicide, Viagra Boys, Ty Segall, Galaxie 500, DEVO, The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, and more.