3 of the Best Classic Rock Bands to Come Out of Los Angeles
Los Angeles is a breeding ground for creativity and art, so much so that the city has produced…
Bruce Springsteen Spitefully Wrote This Song After an “Explosive” Argument, and It Turned Into One of His Biggest Hits
When Bruce Springsteen and producer Jon Landau first began exchanging verbal blows over Springsteen’s upcoming record, neither man…
The Night The Beatles (Purposefully) Upstaged The Rolling Stones at Their Own Party: “Mick Looked Peeved”
Though they typically kept it light, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones had a rivalry in their heyday…
5 Amazing Albums Released 55 Years Ago This Month in October 1970
Once again, we pulled the time machine out of the closet, dusted it off, and flipped the switches…
On This Day in 1958, Buddy Holly Stepped Into the Studio for the Final Time and Recorded His Last No. 1 Song
On this day (October 21) in 1958, Buddy Holly stepped into the Pythian Temple Studios in New York…
On This Day in 1961, Elvis Presley Released a Historical Album That Marked a Distinct Career Change
Elvis Presley once had dreams of becoming a dramatic actor akin to the “next James Dean” until a…
The Rolling Stones Hit No. 1 in 1973 With a Mysterious Ballad Overrun With Conflicting Backstories—Including One Linked to David Bowie’s Wife
The excesses of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle make it hard to remember everything about one’s career with…
3 Songs From the 1970s That Influenced Your Music Taste as a Kid
Were you a young person or possibly a kid in the 1970s? If so, the music taste you…
On This Day in 1973, David Bowie Released This “Stopgap” Album Just To Placate His Record Label
In 1972, David Bowie introduced his androgynous, otherworldly alter ego, Ziggy Stardust. Fans grew to love the garishly…
3 Forgotten and Lost Songs From 1976 I Bet You Don’t Remember
Who doesn’t love some good rock, funk, and disco from the mid-1970s? Sadly, far too many hits from…
3 One-Hit Wonders From 1973 That We Could Listen to All Day
There are songs you want only to hear once. They’re great on their own. They give you the…
On This Day in 1988, This Heavy Metal Band Became the First in History To Sell 7 Million Copies of Back-To-Back Albums
On October 14, 1988, hard rock and heavy metal outfit Def Leppard broke a pretty massive (and impressive)…