Contributor: Adam R. Holz

If ever someone other than Shirley Bassey was born to sing a James Bond theme song, it’s Adele.

Quick: What is Led Zeppelin’s most famous hit, “Stairway to Heaven,” actually about? In the nearly 41 years since Zeppelin’s epic eight-minute opus was released, there’ve been plenty of attempts at interpreting the cryptic lyrics penned by the English …

The title of pop crooner Bruno Mars’ latest suggests that he sees St. Peter as more of a bouncer than a brother. After listening to the song, though, you might not have too much sympathy for his plight.

Nudity, obscenity and nonstop killings are mind-numbing in this mind-bending time travel tale that evokes but doesn’t mimic Christopher Nolan’s Inception and Memento.

“I’m trying to keep the rock ‘n’ roll mentality,” Ke$ha says. But you might be a bit surprised at how sad (and lame) that impulse is when translated into her new song, “Die Young.”

The feel-good vibe that the Pitch Perfect movie soundtrack strives for is more than a little tone deaf.

Marcus Mumford and the trio of guys who aren’t really his sons return with a masterful second album that once again plumbs the depths of human frailty even as it holds firm to the hope of grace and redemption.

Today’s the day! What’s that, you say? You’re not sure what makes Sept. 21 “the day”? Well, then, it’s probably—no, it’s certainly—too late for you, my friend. Too late, that is, to be among the first to purchase the latest Apple smartphone, the iPhone …

Jennifer Lawrence stars in this story about a teen who falls in love with the boy next door … who lives in a house where both his parents were killed by his little sister.

The Killers swing for the fences with all their aching, earnest, arena-rock might on Battle Born, an album about love that lasts … because you make it last.

The “Call Me Maybe” singer from Canada parlays her massive single’s success into album sales with her romance-obsessed Kiss.

Alicia Beth Moore, better known as P!nk, says, “This time I’m married and a new mom and only a tad angry.” Should we believe her?

Richard Gere dons the perfectly cut Italian suit of a billionaire business magnate who suddenly finds himself caught in some snares that—gasp!—he can’t buy his way out of.

The swan song of this influential Swedish EDM trio pairs rave-ready beats with a surprising spiritual word of encouragement from father to son.

A couple of weeks ago, I had a chance to see Linkin Park (along with Incubus and MuteMath) in concert at the oh-so-strangely named Comfort Dental Amphitheater in Denver. (Or, as I like to call it, the amphitheater formerly known as Fiddler’s Green.) A …