Anyone looking for the match-light moment when R.E.M. exploded onto the national scene need to search no further. “Losing My Religion” arrived on Feb. 19,
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In February 1996, VH1 launched one of the most important series in the network’s history with the premiere of Storytellers. After originally beginning as the ugly
When Elvis Costello looked across the Atlantic to help inspire his 10th LP, he wound up anticipating a roots rock revolution. King of America, originally
Every song has a story. For Eagles’ “Hotel California,” that story stretches for miles. The title track from the band’s hit 1976 album has come to be
The elliptical lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s “Blinded by the Light” have confused many, but according to its creator, the song was a depiction of his
Two decades after their original formation and launch of their TV show, the Monkees came roaring back to life in 1986. And it was all thanks
Jack Johnson, released on Feb. 24, 1971, might be the closest Miles Davis ever came to putting out a rock album. But to leave it
No song heralded the psychedelic era better than the Yardbirds’ 1966 hit “Shapes of Things.” Released on Feb. 25, 1966, the song introduced the world to
In February 1981, “Weird Al” Yankovic’s song “Another One Rides the Bus” was officially released as a single, roughly five months after it first received
The Who’s last major hit single didn’t sound much like the Who. Instead, “You Better You Bet” was one of the few moments during the