The Vinnie Vincent era of Kiss did not start quietly. “I Love It Loud,” co-written with Gene Simmons by the man then known as Vincent
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Keith Richards’ solo debut had been far more than comfy Rolling Stones-isms. Talk Is Cheap kicked off with the nasty funk of “Big Enough,” then
One word changed the trajectory of Rod Stewart’s career, only a few months into the new millennium: cancer. Stewart, then 55, went for a routine scan
20 Years Ago: Why Foo Fighters’ ‘One by One’ Didn’t Come Easily
Tom Petty’s approach to songwriting was simple: Stay humble and write what you love. “I don’t think that I can sit down and pick out,
The members of Kiss have always been their own biggest fans and staunchest advocates. The face-painted rockers’ steadfast belief in themselves helped them prevail over addiction, lineup changes and
It took Billy Idol just 20 minutes to write his classic song “White Wedding” after he sat in the recording studio and began thinking about his sister’s
How Fleetwood Mac Mixed Tradition and Technology on ‘Everywhere’
When George Harrison met his first wife, Pattie Boyd, and asked her to dinner, she was honest with him: She already had a boyfriend. Boyd,
Stevie Wonder’s early 1972 release Music of My Mind was an incremental achievement, as he neatly refined the approach of earlier, more uneven albums. The