Adult Alternative

"Get the Party Started" with select gems from the pop spitfire's catalog.

He's played with everyone from Robert Plant to Tom Waits to The Black Keys.

From "What's Going On?" to mega-hits for Xtina, Gwen, Pink and more.

From OneRepublic smash hits to his chart-topping tunes for Adele, Beyoncé and more.

The Cali greats followed in many footsteps, from Sly's to Stevie's to Funkadelic's.

From Jane's Addiction to Faith No More to RHCP, funk-rock's big breakout.

The pinnacle of prog-rock nerd-ery, and yes, we included "Supper's Ready."

A local tracks the long, strange history of a beloved (and hated) indie institution.

From the beloved arena-jam band's greatest hits to Jim James solo stuff and beyond.

You're not into it this year. Neither are Kelly Clarkson, Erykah Badu and Alanis.

Dissecting the influences behind this epic, invigorating 2011 dream-pop beast.

Jessie Ware, Katy B, AlunaGeorge and more fresh, vibrant, ascendent U.K. urban pop.

Our longest, craziest, most end-times-worthy playlist yet. Prepare to be astounded.

Killer new/old stuff from The Velvet Underground, Can, RATM, Paul Simon and more.

Rihanna, fun., Psy, Jason Mraz, Gotye, Ellie Goulding, Mumford & Sons and more.

Young guns (Alabama Shakes!) battle old favorite (Neil Young!), and everyone wins.

Hushed tones, solemn whispers and lots of cozy raging-fireplace jams for the season.

The novelist and Magnetic Fields cohort talks the collision of pop and literature.

Warm-weather holiday wishes from Jimmy Buffett, The Beach Boys and many more.

From classic rock to powwow music, meditative flute jams to vibrant hip-hop.