Category: History

On July 9, 1977, a little more than a month before his 23rd birthday, Elvis Costello did what many young, aspiring musicians are told not to do:

Britt Daniel knew something was amiss as Austin-based Spoon was preparing to record the follow-up to 2005’s Gimme Fiction. “We were about to start recording

Harry Nilsson’s long-awaited breakthrough with the gold-selling Top 5 smash Nilsson Schmilsson had his record label hoping for a sequel. Based on the title, it

The third time was the charm for Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly’s “Alone” in 1987 — thanks to Heart. The power ballad made its debut on Taking

George Harrison’s second concert recording arrived on July 13, 1992, with a career-spanning group of songs. Good thing, because Live in Japan would represent his

Billy Squier spent the early ’80s on a hot streak, releasing two multi-platinum Top 5 albums (1981’s Don’t Say No and 1982’s Emotions in Motion)

The creation of one of Keith Richards’ best-known songs didn’t happen overnight. It happened in just one afternoon. As Richards recalled, “Happy,” the only single to ever

One of glam metal’s biggest frontmen enjoyed a career resurgence via reality TV when Rock of Love With Bret Michaels premiered on July 15, 2007.

By 2002, the Flaming Lips had already pulled off some of alt-rock’s bravest (or, at the very least, weirdest) experiments: the 23-minute noise assault of “Hell’s