Like its slow-building title song, Isaac Hayes’ Shaft soundtrack took a while to achieve its reputation as a symphonic-funk masterpiece. He had broad access to
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When former Warrant singer Jani Lane died on Aug. 11, 2011, at the age of 47, he left behind a complicated musical legacy that he himself repeatedly

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The Day Nirvana Filmed the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Video

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Momentum was already in the favor of Kiss when they were approached by Interscope Records to cover Argent’s “God Gave Rock and Roll to You”

Rage Against the Machine’s 1996 single “People of the Sun” was a tidal wave of piercing vocals, searing guitar riffs and frenetic energy. It also