Van Halen’s 1995 album, Balance, was a bit of a departure for the band, foreshadowing the end of their Sammy Hagar era. And their choice in cover art
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Our collective memory: A nation watched in horror as the space shutter Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, during a live television broadcast. Reality: No
Tom Petty’s first official live album, 1985’s Pack Up the Plantation: Live!, covered a wide range of material. From older Heartbreaker songs to newly released tracks, it
It was a hell of a time for movies in 1981. The year kicked off with exploding heads in Scanners and ended with audiences introduced
Hollywood loves to make movies about how its hometown of Los Angeles is both amazing and ridiculous. There may be no better example of this
There’s a reason Super Bowl commercials are so coveted: Everyone sees them. In 1993, as Pepsi launched their brand new Crystal Pepsi product, the company
When Duran Duran formed in the industrial midlands of England in 1978, they agreed to pursue the ambition of playing Madison Square Garden within two
A cassette case scattered into the Dakota archway as murderer Mark David Chapman stood over John Lennon. Inside was the completed mix of Yoko Ono’s
Bob Dylan did not know or care about what was suitable for a television documentary in 1966. Having worked with director D.A. Pennebaker the previous year, capturing
In the Beatles’ early days, the songwriting partnership between John Lennon and Paul McCartney was balanced and consistent enough to warrant their 50/50 credit system.