With four increasingly popular albums and a modest hit single under their belts, the members of Alice Cooper had paid their dues and were ready
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Cameron Crowe’s sheen as a cinematic tastemaker may have waned over the years, but the filmmaker’s reputation as a rock insider was once unimpeachable. While
15 Years Ago: Star-Studded Concert for Diana Honors Her Legacy
Donna Summer’s fifth studio album, I Remember Yesterday, was designed to take listeners on a journey through musical years gone by. The LP’s closing track,
Elvis Costello once described Imperial Bedroom as his “most optimistic album to date.” His seventh studio album and sixth with the Attractions went on to
The history of rock ‘n’ roll is full of stories of dissolution and disaster, of drug-fueled tragedy and excess. Stories of pure, selfless generosity are so
Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Trilogy emerged from a period of recapitulation, like the classical music that informed so much of their work. They’d explored long-form composition
In retrospect, there was a great deal for the Red Hot Chili Peppers to celebrate with their eighth studio album. Released on July 9, 2002,
Paul McCartney had grand plans for his first proper tour with Wings. They’d begin the 26-stop Wings Over Europe dates on July 9, 1972, in Chateauvallon,
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: