James Stafford

The little girls on the cover of Smashing Pumpkins' 1993 breakthrough were immortalized as friends forever. But who are they? And are they still so close?

If you ever thought the artwork for Muse's 2003 full-length looks a lot like a classic Pink Floyd album cover, there's a good reason for that.

The Canadian indie rock supergroup emerged during the first year of the 21st century with a power pop sound rooted deeply in the past.

On Nov. 1, 1994, Nirvana released one of the decade's definitive albums, 'MTV Unplugged in New York.'

What connects Neutral Milk Hotel and R.E.M.? You're looking at it.

Adrift in mid-career doldrums, Pearl Jam grappled with devastating loss and political angst by releasing one of their most muscular and weird albums.

For his 2006 album, Beck provided fans with blank graph paper, a bunch of stickers and the ability to create a cover the same sort of way he manipulates music.

Just as their music was moving further away from darkness, Alice in Chains released what would end up being their final album with frontman Layne Staley.

While it's almost expected of metal bands to push the envelope when it comes to album artwork, it's a little more shocking when other bands do it.

For their second album, Jeff Tweedy and Wilco moved further from their roots in Uncle Tupelo and released a 19-song collection as eclectic as it was ambitious.

Bill Berry's departure marked a whole new direction for R.E.M. Were their fans ready for it?

It's been two decades since the world lost Shannon Hoon. We take a look back on the life and untimely death of Blind Melon's charismatic singer.