Classic Rock’s Future After the Icons Fade Away
Time is an unstoppable force – while it may sound like a cliché, it holds a profound truth. The realm of rock music has often exuded an aura of timelessness, but the artists behind the music are as vulnerable as…
Journey’s Debut: 50 Years Later and Their Current Status
The emerging rock group Journey made a notable debut at San Francisco’s CBS Studios, bringing with them a rich background stemming from Santana and a tradition of expansive musical creativity. To capture the band’s essence, the record label paired them…
Steve Clark, Def Leppard Guitarist, Passes Away
Today, we pay tribute to the profound legacy of Def Leppard’s guitarist, Steve Clark, honoring his contributions to rock music that continue to resonate with fans around the world. On the fateful morning of January 8, 1991, Phil Collen, Def…
Dimebag Darrell Slain Onstage in Ohio: 20 Years Remembered
The metal music world experienced a profound shock on December 8, 2004, marking the 24th anniversary of John Lennon?s assassination. Fans and musicians alike were inundated with an outpouring of messages?instant messages, emails, and phone calls?seeking confirmation or expressing disbelief…
1974’s ‘Fake’ Fleetwood Mac Tour: Unraveling the Mystery
In 1974, Fleetwood Mac embarked on a groundbreaking tour with an entirely new lineup following a tumultuous split within the original band. However, the complexities surrounding this transition were far from straightforward. Co-founding drummer Mick Fleetwood initially planned to join…
Rock Albums from 1994: Top 10 Must-Haves Revealed
Dust off your flannel shirts, grab those scrunchies, and slip into those high-rise jeans, because it?s time to take a nostalgic journey back to the 1990s with the compelling new book, 501 Essential Albums of the ’90s: The Music Fan’s…
Stray Cats Expand with a Fourth Member: Exclusive Book Excerpt
The iconic rockabilly revival band, the Stray Cats, made waves with their groundbreaking 1982 album Built for Speed, which showcased two chart-topping hits: ?Stray Cat Strut? and ?Rock This Town.? Following this success, they released Rant n’ Rave with the…
What?s True and What?s Made Up?
Saturday Night Live has been an establishment on late-night tv for half a century. Although it?s endured via some fallow durations, it?s remained remarkably related and humorous for many of that point. And the longer SNL stays a fixture on NBC?s schedule,…
Why Aren?t Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis in ?Beetlejuice 2??
Tim Burton did not wish to ?tick any boxes? by re-casting Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis in the Beetlejuice sequel. The pair performed ghost couple Adam and Barbara Maitland from the unique 1988 flick, however the filmmaker didn?t really feel…
Kiss Kisses Their Own Ass
Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, and the Eagles all obtained the all-star tribute album remedy in the early ’90s. Why not Kiss? It can be a concern that may well have appeared a quite tiny preposterous in the ’80s, when they…
