There’s a famous story about a record company executive — wearing a pink shirt, a crucial detail — dropping in on John Mellencamp’s (still going
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“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” was one of 1987’s most popular music videos, earning heavy rotation on MTV and helping the U2’s
How Carly Simon’s ‘Coming Around Again’ Sparked New Success
Van Halen’s Diver Down was a masterclass in making a lot out of a little. The band had only itself to blame for the rushed circumstances of its
Why ‘Tumbling Dice’ Was Like ‘Pulling Teeth’ for Rolling Stones
INXS rebounded from a creative lull with their 10th album, 1997’s Elegantly Wasted — only to see it all come crashing down due to a
50 Years Ago: Electric Light Orchestra Debut, Then Splinter
King Buzzo didn’t let negative reviews stop him from believing in the Melvins’ Hostile Ambient Takeover. “Lots of people hate it. It got some really
Bob Dylan’s foray into writing his own original music happened piece by piece. He’d only just begun to attach the word “songwriter” to his title
By 1982, country music legend Johnny Cash had nothing much left to prove. The youngest inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame a few