The unsigned Elvis Costello wasted no time in 1976 when he learned that a buzzy London-based label was looking for new talent. “I was the
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Little Games arrived on July 24, 1967, after another lineup shift for the Yardbirds. Yet something deeply interesting continued with their music. Jeff Beck and
When Billy Joel visited the Soviet Union for a series of historic concerts in 1987, he learned it was still rock ‘n’ roll to them — albeit
Thunderstorms are rare in San Francisco, thanks to the Pacific Ocean’s cool temperatures. When the weather unexpectedly changed one evening in the ’70s, Jerry Garcia
Imagine the scene: You’re a hot-shot young guitarist who has just been given the dream job, playing in Ozzy Osbourne’s band. Your first show? Inside
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is considered one of the greatest movies of the ’80s. That’s in large part because of a soundtrack which mixed
In late 1989, when Bruce Springsteen broke up the E Street Band, more than five years had passed since their last album. The bandleader put out Tunnel of Love in 1987,
It’s an ironclad law that sooner or later every band makes at least one decision that everyone hates. For fans of Queen, the realization that
Meg White turned to the White Stripes’ archivist and dropped a bombshell moments before taking the stage on July 31, 2007 for a performance at
The mid-’80s were both the best and the worst of times for Fleetwood Mac. Mirage yielded a handful of hits — “Hold Me” and “Gypsy”