After going off-grid to rediscover her creative instinct, Aussie punk Ecca Vandal is now ready to re-conquer the scene ...

A 1973 blues rock classic was named among the greatest guitar riffs of all time. It sparked a local controversy and got the band sued.

Artificial intelligence is helping a London-based singer-songwriter continue writing and recording music after Parkinson’s ...

AI remixes exist in a legal gray area. It took me all of 30 seconds to generate an AI clone of Kendrick Lamar’s voice for a “Not Like Us”–style diss track against the color blue. And it was just as ...

I do not doubt that feeble little horse could make a pretty, catchy, straightforward pop tune that would unequivocally rock, but it’s much more fun to see all the innards and bones. That’s the ...

When I get to the wedges, I shake things up. I try to draw them because my normal cut move puts so much spin on the ball and ...

This video explores the fascinating history of electric guitar distortion, tracing how accidental amplifier damage and ...

There are luxuries Mike Ness is willing to pay for, and there are luxuries for which he’d rather find a workaround. It’s a Monday morning in mid-March, and the 64-year-old frontman of Social ...

Douglas Wilson has a modest proposal to improve American life: He wants to repeal the Nineteenth Amendment, which gave women the vote. In his ideal system, “we would do it in our politics the same way ...

“I write reflectively and autobiographically,” Mike Ness says. “‘Born to Kill,’ the song, could be our mission statement of the band and the band’s career.” Born to Kill is Social Distortions‘ first ...

Social Distortion appeared as the musical guest on May 8, 2026 on the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live. The band performed their song “Born to Kill” off their album of the same name which came ...