On July 18, 1993, thousands of fans turned out to see rock’s hottest new act, the powerful Los Angeles quartet Rage Against the Machine. What
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Billy Joel didn’t want to write “The River of Dreams.” He fought in vain to resist the pull of the future hit as it flooded his
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John Mellencamp was a bona fide rock star by 1985, with a No. 1 album and a slew of Top 10 hits under his belt,
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Mott the Hoople officially entered the second and greatest chapter of their career on July 20, 1973, when they released their sixth album. The LP’s title,
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In 1973, Lou Reed was interested in the future. He had released his debut solo album the previous year and had no plans to let his
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How do you kill the careers of two of the biggest pop acts in the world in one fell swoop? Simple: Leave them stranded in
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The release of Metallica’s debut album, Kill ‘Em All, on July 25, 1983, meant thrash had officially arrived. Metal had already witnessed many undeniable precedents,
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Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers assumed the song he was writing in 1973 about a slow-moving Texas town called “China Grove” was fictional. Until
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Before ZZ Top became global superstars – synonymous with infectious boogie rock, fast cars, beautiful women, synchronized hand gestures and bodacious beards – they were
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Singer Sinead O’Connor sparked outrage on Oct. 3, 1992, when she tore up a picture of the Pope during her musical performance on Saturday Night