40 Years Ago: Bob Dylan and the Band's 'Basement Tapes' Finally Gets an...
By the time it came out in June 1975, Bob Dylan and the Band's 'The Basement Tapes' was the most famous album never released. Continue reading…
View Article47 Years Ago: The Band Release Their Debut Album, 'Music From Big Pink'
In five seemingly short years, the Band went from backing a mostly obscure rockabilly singer to joining Bob Dylan on tour to becoming a super-popular group in its right. Continue reading…
View Article42 Years Ago: David Bowie Makes His Last Appearance As Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie retired the Ziggy Stardust persona on July 3, 1973. Continue reading…
View Article58 Years Ago: John Lennon Meets Paul McCartney
One of rock's most significant moments happened when the teenaged John Lennon met Paul McCartney on July 6, 1957. Continue reading…
View ArticleVince Neil's Arena Football Team Taken Over by League
The Las Vegas Outlaws, the football team owned by Vince Neil, has been taken over by the Arena Football League. Continue reading…
View Article23 Years Ago: Guns N' Roses and Metallica Launch Stadium Tour
Guns N' Roses were about a year and a half into their two-and-a-half-year Use Your Illusion tour when they hooked up with Metallica for a two-and-a-half-month run of North America in the summer of...
View ArticleDrumstick Maker Everett 'Vic' Firth Dies at 85
Everett "Vic" Firth, whose namesake drumsticks are among the world's most popular, has died. Continue reading…
View Article50 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones Inch Toward Greatness on 'Out of Our Heads'
Up until the release of 'Out of Our Heads,' the Rolling Stones were primarily known as a group that reworked blues and R&B songs to fit their British background. Continue reading…
View ArticleBob Dylan Albums, Ranked Worst to Best
Not so surprisingly, Bob Dylan's recording career has lots of ups and downs. That's bound to happen when you stick around for more than 50 years and release three dozen albums during that time....
View ArticleAlice Cooper, Joe Perry, Johnny Depp's 'Hollywood Vampires' Album: Full...
Looks like Alice Cooper's long-gestating covers album finally has a release date. Continue reading…
View ArticleKeith Richards Blasts the Beatles, Thinks 'Sgt. Pepper's' Is 'Rubbish'
In a new interview with Esquire, Keith Richards blasts his band's old rivals the Beatles, and slams their 1967 masterpiece Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to boot. Continue reading…
View Article50 Years Ago: The Beatles Step Into the Next Phase of Their Career on 'Help!'
'Rubber Soul' is often marked as the turning point in the Beatles' career. But the first steps toward their independence came a few months earlier on that album's predecessor, 'Help!' Continue reading…
View ArticleRumor of the Day: Bruce Springsteen Will Appear on Jon Stewart's Last 'Daily...
According to a couple of inside sources, Bruce Springsteen will appear on Jon Stewart's last 'Daily Show.' Continue reading…
View ArticleDire Straits Albums, Ranked Worst to Best
Dire Straits released only a handful of albums during their brief time together, and each offers some essential band songs. But which records hold up the best? Continue reading…
View ArticleWatch Iron Maiden's New Video for 'Speed of Light'
Iron Maiden have unveiled the first song from their upcoming double album, The Book of Souls. Continue reading…
View Article47 Years Ago: The Byrds Release 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo'
The Byrds' released one of their best albums, 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo,' in August 1968. Continue reading…
View Article42 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones Come Down on 'Goats Head Soup'
On Aug. 31, 1973, the Rolling Stones' released their No. 1 album 'Goats Head Soup.' Continue reading…
View ArticleGuns N' Roses' Bass Player: 'I Really Have No Idea What's Going On'
Confused about what's going on with Guns N' Roses these days? Join the party. Continue reading…
View ArticleBlack Sabbath Announce Final Tour
It looks like Black Sabbath are ready to go out on the road for one last tour. Continue reading…
View Article45 Years Ago: The Rolling Stones Release Their Best Live Album, 'Get Yer...
When the Rolling Stones started their 1969 tour of America, it had been a long two years since they were last on the road. Continue reading…
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