Under the Radar

Under the Radar’s Top 100 Albums of 2025 Part 1 (#1-50)

I’d love to counter all that by saying 2025 was an unambiguously great year for music—but that wouldn’t be entirely true ...

"We played it for our label and management and they told us it would end our career": The story of the glam metal classic inspired by an unfaithful exotic dancer

Poison topped the US charts in late 1988 with a power ballad that singer Bret Michaels poured his broken heart into ...
American Songwriter

The Heartwarming Story Behind Dolly Parton’s Tragic “Hard Candy Christmas”

We have the story behind Dolly Parton's tragic song, "Hard Candy Christmas", which she first released in 1982.
Louder

"When I see him in my dreams, he hasn't changed a bit. He is still my best friend." How Dave Grohl channelled his heartbreak over a devastating personal loss into one of Foo ...

On November 3, 2009, Foo Fighters released their first compilation album. "These 16 songs are what we're calling our 'Greatest Hits'," Dave Grohl wrote for the album's sleevenotes. "Not to be confused ...