Rufus Wainwright has shared I’m a Stranger Here Myself – Wainwright Does Weill, a new tribute album that explores the songbook of German-American composer Kurt Weill. On the album, the 3x GRAMMY Award ...

Here are the 51 best rock and metal albums of 2025. We're officially more than halfway through the decade. It's already produced its own crop of new ascending stars and quite a handful of veterans who ...

I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far. The publication has been doling out these rankings since 2002, affixing an “Album of the Year” ribbon ...

Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile. He’s right, of ...

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Two albums placed back-to-back on this list of the 50 greatest country covers epitomize how important album art was and is. What Are the Greatest Country Album Covers of All Time? At No. 20, find ...

If you're in for the camo grind in Black Ops 7 Zombies, then this is the place to be. We've compiled all weapons in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, along with their specific Zombies Camo challenges that ...

YETI has opened the doors to a major new Gear Garage update today, and it’s a big one: the brand’s new limited-edition Blue Camo colourway has officially landed. It’s the first time in 2025 that both ...

To unlock camos in Black Ops 7, you need to complete camo challenges. These often require you to use a specific gun and get headshots, one shot kills, or critical kills – among other objectives – with ...

Abbott H. Thayer’s painting of a peacock camouflaged in the foliage in “Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom” (1909) (image via Biodiversity Heritage Library) “Concealing-coloration in the ...

As classic rock finds new ways to expand in the 21st century, the artists whose careers stretch back half a century or more continue to grow, too. As the list below of the Top 20 Rock Albums of 2025 ...