Category: History

For their third album, Pink Floyd was commissioned to provide the score to More, a film by Barbet Schroeder that dealt heavily with drugs. Ultimately, his

By 1984, Iron Maiden were well on their ascent to rock superstardom. Albums The Number of the Beast and Piece of Mind had brought the

As the Beatles evolved as songwriters, some of their more impressionistic, abstract lyrics became open to interpretation. For an ex-con and violent racist named Charles Manson, the

Freddie Mercury looked out at an adoring crowd of more than 120,000 people on Aug. 9, 1986 in Knebworth Park, England. Queen, had just finished its

In the middle of 1969, Mick Jagger flew down to Australia to star as the title role in Ned Kelly. But while the movie wasn’t

Woodstock ’94, also known as Woodstock II, has been called the “middle child” between the peaceful original 1969 concert and 1999’s disaster – the latter

For many film fans who don’t happen to be card-carrying members of the Kiss Army, the movie Detroit Rock City is little more than a cinematic

James Dean has always held a particular fascination for rockers, perhaps because his death took place just as rock ‘n’ roll was making its way across

How ballsy were the Rolling Stones? Consider this: Without a real hit to their name in America, they walked into the home of their heroes

Rush wasted no time putting Neil Peart to work after he became their new drummer in late July 1974. They played their initial show with