Paul Stanley laid down some important ground rules before he agreed to let Kiss end their decade-long studio exile with Sonic Boom. Unlike some of
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In the spring of 1984, Saturday Night Live was in a state of unrest. The legendary sketch show had lost many of the stars who
Peter Criss’ first stint with Kiss ended in a private whimper; he made sure his second departure was loud and public. Angered after learning he was
Styx built the foundation in October 1979 for what they hoped would be a brand new phase in a career that had already been underway
At this point, Billy Joel had one hit album under his belt (1973’s Piano Man) and a whole bunch of platinum records in his future
Montrose’s sophomore album was, quite simply, the work of a band coming apart at the seams. Just one year prior to the arrival of Paper
The departure of Saturday Night Live‘s cast, writers and producer Lorne Michaels after guiding it through its first five years left the show in a
Prior to the start of Saturday Night Live’s infamous late-’70s, early-’80s period that didn’t involve creator Lorne Michaels, the show was already in something of
When Blondie started work on their third album, Parallel Lines, in the summer of 1978, they were an under-the-radar New Wave band with a nostalgic
A newly sober Motley Crue kicked off their Dr. Feelgood tour with the unlikely goal of not just continuing but improving upon their ’80s run