Banned songs were a rebellious badge of honour to many, but the first of these tunes to go to number one marked a new era of mainstream popularity.

Seven years have passed since indie-rock legend Franz Ferdinand released an album. Reappearing this year with the utterly ...

Vocalist Marianne Faithfull, whose 1960s sojourn as a swinging London pop star was succeeded by a striking punk-era artistic rebirth, died Thursday in London. She was 78. The BBC posted a statement ...