Viewers were greeted with an unexpected image on Oct. 14, 1978, when they tuned into Saturday Night Live. Instead of a grizzled rock band or
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Saturday Night Live has had many controversial moments over more than four decades, but the sketch that unofficially holds the record for most complaints aired
One of rock’s most groundbreaking and ambitious albums, the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Electric Ladyland, arrived in stores on Oct. 16, 1968. In a way, humanity is
Former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick nearly became the next great rock tragedy, while walking with a friend on Sunset Boulevard. Two stray bullets came within
A handful of British record stores took the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s new album from their shelves, just weeks after its arrival on Oct. 16, 1968.
Mention the word “supergroup,” and many rock fans think of big music manufactured by even bigger egos – like, say, Asia’s early-’80s hits. But one
The grunge revolution was in full swing by late 1993, and plenty of established rock acts found it difficult to draw the type of sales
Selling millions of records has helped more than a few artists mellow out, but watching their debut album climb the charts only made Pearl Jam
The Police played their first-ever concert in the U.S., with two late-night sets on Oct. 20, 1978, at New York City’s famous CBGB. Their debut
In the early ’80s, Sting was not at home in Britain. He was at GoldenEye, home of James Bond author Ian Fleming, on the northern