The Rolling Stones were looking for material. Beatles manager Brian Epstein took John Lennon and Paul McCartney down to a club in Richmond to see the band perform. The pair of […]
In over four decades, Bay Area thrash metal legends Metallica have explored a wide variety of sounds. They were originally rooted in the thrash metal underground. Then they exploded into more mainstream […]
The most personal possessions of late Queen singer Freddie Mercury are to be sold at auction later this year after his closest friend Mary Austin decided the time has come to part with them. […]
Robert Plant revealed he was working on new music but struggling to find lyrics that match what he wants to say about the world today. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, […]
In 1964, The Kinks flew out of the traps with an impressive flourish of singles that remain staples of the British Invasion era today. ‘You Really Got Me’ and ‘All Day and […]
Model Pattie Boyd is selling letters that lift the lid on her notorious love triangle with guitarist Eric Clapton and Beatles star George Harrison. Boyd was a muse to both […]
Heavy metal and suicide can make for an unintentionally volatile combination. Ozzy Osbourne released the song “Suicide Solution” on his debut album Blizzard of Ozz in 1980, and five years later he […]
With the launch of The Rolling Stones’ 2024 tour a little over a month away, it looks like frontman Mick Jagger is getting his guitar ready for the band’s big road trip. The […]
Every time I hear the opening of “All Day and All of the Night” by The Kinks, I am blown away by the first hit of the snare drum. Dave […]
When Keith Relf, Chris Dreja, and Jim McCarty left The Yardbirds in 1968, the band still had some touring commitments to honor in Scandinavia. Guitarist Jimmy Page scrambled to put […]