Like its slow-building title song, Isaac Hayes’ Shaft soundtrack took a while to achieve its reputation as a symphonic-funk masterpiece. He had broad access to
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When former Warrant singer Jani Lane died on Aug. 11, 2011, at the age of 47, he left behind a complicated musical legacy that he himself repeatedly
How do you follow up a landmark rock opera like Tommy? If you’re the Who’s Pete Townshend, with another ambitious conceptual project. And what do
The Day Nirvana Filmed the ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Video
The longest gap between Metallica albums – eight years – came to an end in November 2016 with the release of Hardwired … to Self-Destruct. The band’s
Time was not on the Rolling Stones’ side in late 1980. The band had already agreed to a sweeping U.S. tour set for 1981 and then
Even though Queen started the ’80s – an era notoriously unkind to ’70s rock bands – in a pretty good place, not even they could leave the decade
With Pocket Full of Kryptonite, Spin Doctors tried to be a whole bunch of different things at once. What’s amazing is how well it all
Momentum was already in the favor of Kiss when they were approached by Interscope Records to cover Argent’s “God Gave Rock and Roll to You”
Rage Against the Machine’s 1996 single “People of the Sun” was a tidal wave of piercing vocals, searing guitar riffs and frenetic energy. It also