Michael Gallucci is the managing editor at Ultimate Classic Rock. His previous gigs include editor-of-chief at Diffuser.fm, managing editor of Cleveland Scene and writing about music and movies for All Music Guide, American Songwriter, the A.V. Club, Paste, ScreenCrush, Spin, the Village Voice and other publications and websites. @mgallucci
Michael Gallucci
Top 50 Songs of 1984
Big comebacks, creative leaps and multiplatinum records dominated the year's best music.
Green Day, ‘Saviors': Album Review
First album in four years from fiftysomething punks tries to reclaim '90s-era glory with mixed results.
Top 10 Nilsson Songs
Singer-songwriter was a favorite of the Beatles, a strong interpreter of others' songs and a restless artist whose records varied from side to side.
Rod Stewart Albums Ranked Worst to Best
From soulful early records to that huge disco hit to five volumes of the Great American Songbook, there isn't a genre he hasn't tried.
35 Years Ago: Guns N’ Roses (Sorta) Celebrate on ‘Paradise City’
Most of the songs on their groundbreaking debut focused on the dangerous underside of life.
Rolling Stones Announce ‘Live at the Wiltern’ DVD and CD
Intimate show from the band's Licks World Tour celebrates 40 years of classics.
The Best Song From Every David Bowie Album
He tried on many personas over his long career, and tested out various styles. Which tracks are the most essential?
25 Elvis Presley Songs From the ’70s That Don’t Suck
The story goes that he let it all go to hell again just a few years after a startling 1968 comeback. Not true.
Top 50 Albums of 1984
It's not only one of the decade's peak years, it also saw the release of some of the biggest and best records ever made.
Top 30 Rock Albums of 2023
Big returns, genre moves and records by reliable legends mark the year's best.