In hindsight, there’s little doubt that Iron Maiden delivered a heavy metal landmark with their fifth album. But at the time Powerslave was released on
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In a delicious twist, Neil Young won Video of the Year Award for “This Note’s for You” on Sept. 6, 1989, at the MTV Video
It took nearly 20 years for John Paul Jones to make a personal musical statement after Led Zeppelin’s breakup in 1980. When he did, he
The MTV Video Music Awards took a violent turn on Sept. 6, 1989, when Vince Neil introduced his fist to Izzy Stradlin’s face. Guns N’
While the modern-day Video Music Awards have a prepackaged, overly stylized sheen, their predecessors were far more unpredictable. Surprise appearances, controversies, fights and breakups were
Fleetwood Mac was once a triumph of British blues before the more pop-leaning Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks entered the picture. The group was formed
On paper, Iron Maiden’s Somewhere on Tour road trip of 1986 should have been something worth celebrating. But the band seems averse to kicking that
Foreigner’s Head Games arrived on Sept. 11, 1979, with the unenviable task of following two blockbusters. First came Foreigner’s self-titled debut in 1977, which peaked
A rock ’n’ roll dream literally came true in 1996 for Tim “Ripper” Owens, who ended his career as singer in a Judas Priest tribute
The celebrated Mark II lineup of Deep Purple had long refused to get back together simply to cash checks on a reunion tour. Instead, they