David Bowie’s initial career left turn emerged in part from a bitch session with John Lennon. Known today as perhaps rock’s premier shapeshifter, Bowie had
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If they hadn’t pushed back against a sorely misinformed photographer, Kiss say their first album cover would have become a literal clown show. After failing
In 1983, Motley Crue embarked on the most notable trek of their career at that point: opening for Kiss. At the time, the Crue had only
Daryl Hall and John Oates unveiled Voices, the comeback album that launched the duo to superstardom. Before that, Hall and Oates were at a commercial
Rush’s Last Show 5 Years Later: The Performance and the Aftermath
AC/DC launched one of the most invigorating tours of their career on Aug. 1, 2000, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to promote their 14th album, Stiff
Don Henley’s only songwriting contribution to the Eagles’ self-titled first album, “Witchy Woman,” came about in part because he got a case of the flu. As he
When Tears for Fears’ single “Shout” hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart on Aug. 3, 1985, it signaled another major turning point in the
By August 1990, Dr. Feelgood had been on record-store shelves for 11 months, but Motley Crue weren’t ready to move on yet. So they released
Motley Crue were teetering toward burnout after their grueling Dr. Feelgood tour, a 10-month endeavor that found the newly sober group spiraling back into circus-like