They say don’t judge an album by its cover, but for artists and fans alike, sometimes it’s just impossible not to obsess over the packaging. Whether it’s an intimate portrait, abstract illustration, ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

There’s an important rule in life: Don’t judge a book by its cover. But no one said anything about albums! Yes, sometimes you can judge an album by its visual cover. From Miles Davis to Herb Albert to ...

The 1990s weren’t all bubblegum pop and boy bands. From the emerging grunge scene to punk taking over to rap and R&B finding their place in the spotlight, the 1990s was brimming with exciting music.

If New York City's streets could talk, they'd probably hum a few Ramones chords or croon some Simon & Garfunkel classics. And thanks to Steve Birnbaum, they almost do. The NYC shutterbug is the ...

Stuntman Ronnie Rondell Jr., who is well-known to Pink Floyd fans as the businessman in flames on the album cover of “Wish You Were Here,” has died at the age of 88. An obituary for Rondell says he ...

Here are the best cover songs from 11 big pop-punk bands. When it comes to pop-punk bands playing cover songs, things typically go one of two ways. They either stay too true to the original as they ...

“There’s some element that’s cinematic in nature, like you’re seeing a shock from a film taken out of context and put on a cover.” Photo: Atlantic Records, Island Records, This freeze-framed ethos is ...