Johnny Depp‘s depiction of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson in 1998’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas may be more ingrained in recent memory, but
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Bob Seger knew all about disappointment, after years of struggling to find a wider audience. Beautiful Loser, released in April 1975, unfolded as a rumination
The Alice Cooper band knew what it wanted to achieve when it set out to write “School’s Out.” They aimed to create a piece almost dripping with
When the Bee Gees released their single “Jive Talkin’” in May 1975, it marked a major stylistic turning point in the band’s history. The brotherly
The inspiration for Van Halen’s classic song “Everybody Wants Some!!” can be traced back to an off-color remark. By 1979, the band already had two
In spring of 1980, Billy Idol was supposed to be preparing for the release of his Charmed Life album. Instead, the rocker was relearning how
Duran Duran’s attempt at a mid-’80s reunion gave them a No. 1 song, but then everything fell apart anyway. The group had split into two
ZZ Top played their first-ever show in Europe on April 19, 1980. Just to make a potentially nerve-racking experience even more stressful, the concert was
As Paul McCartney was preparing to reveal to the world that the Beatles had broken up, the band turned to one of its idols, producer Phil
Former Guess Who singer Burton Cummings has looked to clear up a couple of misconceptions about their hit “American Woman:” that it was anti-American and that