Category: History

Peter Gabriel became fascinated with found sounds while recording his fourth album at a home studio being overtaken by dry rot. New Fairlight synthesizer technology

Radiohead’s “Creep” may forever be regarded as one of the ’90s defining rock songs, but it was roundly dismissed by critics and U.K. listeners upon

Before R.E.M. was finished making Out of Time, they had begun crafting Automatic for the People. They just didn’t know it yet. In December 1990,

“Heroes” is the second album in David Bowie’s deservedly vaunted “Berlin trilogy” of the late ’70s, but it was the only one recorded in the

Success didn’t come overnight for INXS. Since its formation in 1977, the band had slowly but surely developed a following in its native Australia. Their third album, 1982’s Shabooh Shoobah, was their first

Billy Joel was on a roll as he began making his eighth album. The singer-songwriter was riding three consecutive multiplatinum triumphs – 1977’s The Stranger, 1978’s

“Shadows of the Night” endured a difficult route to becoming a global hit single in 1982 – and Pat Benatar, who made it happen, endured

“Try Not to Breathe” is a pretty bleak command. And, indeed, the second track from R.E.M.’s Automatic for the People is about death. But the

There is a legend that Aaron Spelling, who produced more television shows than anyone in history, once said, “Do you know what our suicide rate

The Season 3 premiere of Saturday Night Live was a showcase for fan-favorite SNL host Steve Martin. But it was also a testament to Dan Aykroyd’s