Two emblematic figures of the 20th century met for the first time on Sept. 27, 1997: One was Bob Dylan, and the other was Pope John
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“Sweetness Follows” is the centerpiece of R.E.M.’s Automatic for the People, filling that role both logistically (it’s the sixth track of 12) and thematically. Rock
Ozzy Osbourne has a checkered history with animals. There was the infamous time he bit off the head of a bat, a similar incident involving
There’s a famous quote from a movie. No, it’s not from a Montgomery Clift film (that would be a little too perfect), but it did
“Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true!” So said Aesop’s Fables, and so learned Stone Temple Pilots after the release of their multiplatinum
Alice Cooper wasn’t keen on squandering his new lease on life after roaring back with 1986’s Constrictor, and he quickly followed up the career-rejuvenating LP with Raise Your Fist and Yell, released
Marvin Gaye was carrying a heavy burden toward the end of 1981. A rough-draft master tape for Gaye’s 16th studio album, In Our Lifetime?, was stolen by
On paper, Alice in Chains had every reason to be a happy band when it began working on its sophomore full-length album. The Seattle quartet
R.E.M. began crafting their follow-up to Out of Time, just as the album was becoming a multi-platinum blockbuster in the spring and summer of 1991.
AC/DC and church are not often mentioned or even thought of in the same breath. But the Australian group took to the pulpit with 1977’s