RINGO STARR EMERGES FROM TROUBLED ERA WITH FIRST ALL-STARR BAND
Ringo Starr was in search of a reset, after devolving into alcoholism in the ’80s. He found it within the friendly confines of a group. Only...
WHY JEFFERSON AIRPLANE’S REUNION CRASH LANDED
The summer of 1989 was already shaping up as the Second Coming of Dinosaur Rock. The Who’s first post-retirement shows were underway. Paul McCartney was preparing for his...
AC/DC’S LONG, WINDING HIGHWAY TO ‘HIGHWAY TO HELL’
Born on New Year’s Eve 1973, the career path of AC/DC for its first five years had started out as a rampage across the wild open roads of...
WOODSTOCK ’69 CROWD WAS MOMENTS FROM ‘MASS ELECTROCUTION’
While the Woodstock name has become representative of counterculture attitudes, it’s also become somewhat representative of chaos, and not the “good” counterculture type. While it’s well-documented that Woodstock ’94 and Woodstock ’99 were...
50 YEARS AGO: ERIC CLAPTON UNIMPRESSED BY LED ZEPPELIN
The first and third lead guitarists for the Yardbirds wound up sharing a bill with their newest bands on July 25, 1969, at the Midwest Rock Festival...
10 ROCKERS THESE BANDS TRIED TO ERASE
Bon Jovi’s Hugh McDonald is the patron saint for those found our list of Rockers These Bands Tried to Erase – the rare example of...
30 YEARS AGO: PAUL MCCARTNEY GETS NOSTALGIC DURING REHEARSALS FOR COMEBACK TOUR
Paul McCartney began public preparations for his first U.S. tour in 13 years by returning to his storied – but often avoided – past....
The Rolling Stones in NYC Book: Author Q-and-A
When tickets went on sale for the Rolling Stones’ 2019 U.S. edition of their No Filter tour last November, a second date at Metlife Stadium...
HOW 30 OF ROCK’S BIGGEST BANDS GOT THEIR NAMES
Certain trends emerge as you explore how rock’s 20 biggest bands got their names. They are often forced into taking the moniker that stuck, for...
AC/DC’s ‘Back in Black’: The Inside Story
There can be only one album that’s the world’s best-selling rock LP of all-time. And it’s a safe bet that of the Top Six, most...