Foo Fighters perform at Toyota Pavilion in Concord, Calif. on Aug 13, 2024. CONCORD, Calif. — Rarely does a skinny middle-aged man with long hair get away with approaching a crowd of more than 12,000 people, point their way and promise he and his five buddies are going to…

Rock has never been particularly welcoming to women. Perhaps owing to the rampant sexism of the past, fans frequently associate rock’s excesses with testosterone-frenzied toxic masculinity. From Janis Joplin and Suzi Quatro, to Joan Jett and The Runaways, women rockers fought off unwanted advances, harassment and condescension decades before the #MeToo…

You will always always love her. I’m just gonna warn you in advance: “Achy Breaky Heart” is on the Honorable Mentions list. Do I think it’s one of the best songs of 1992? No. Do I think it’s a curse placed upon mankind in retribution for our many, many…