R.E.M. broke every one of their own rules on Out of Time, emerging as unlikely superstars along the way. Released on March 12, 1991, the
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Eric Clapton didn’t realize how bad things had become for him as his 1981 U.S. tour began. He jokingly owned up to being an alcoholic
When the Byrds kicked off the second phase of their multistage career in March 1966 with the release of “Eight Miles High,” they also happened to launch a
When the 43rd Grammy Awards came around in February 2001, the event brought controversy with it. The subject was rap star Eminem, whose third album,
At three crucial points in their career, Kiss recruited producer Bob Ezrin to help them out of creative or commercial jams. He twice helped deliver
On March 16, 1996, a mass of reporters crammed into the dark, dimly lit 100 Club in London to witness something they’d been told would
Marvin Gaye was still in a pretty good place, personally and professionally, in early 1976 as he was prepping the release of his 14th album, I
The Fats Domino-inspired “Lady Madonna” served notice that the Beatles’ technicolor dream was over. Released in March 1968, this account of an exhausted, probably single
The Beatles took Paris by storm as they played 18 days of concerts in January 1964 at the Olympia Theater. They stayed at the iconic