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
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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.
One of the greatest mismatches in rock history took place in July 1967 when the Jimi Hendrix Experience embarked on a massive U.S. tour opening
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
Judas Priest’s highly influential album Screaming for Vengeance — best known for the breakthrough hit “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’” — was released on July 17,