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Robert Plant said his singing voice isn’t what it used to be, but it still surprises him from time to time. “I know that the full, open-throated falsetto that I was able to concoct in 1968 carried me through until I was tired of it,” he recently told the Los Angeles Times. “Then that sort of exaggerated […]

Aerosmith scaled the charts with a vengeance with their career-rejuvenating, multiplatinum 1987 album Permanent Vacation. But before glossy pop-rockers like “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” and mega-ballads like “Angel” put them back on top, the bluesy “Hangman Jury” helped bridge the gap between Aerosmith’s raucous mid-’70s heyday and their new chapter as MTV golden boys. The Permanent Vacation sessions plunged […]

The infamous and often-exaggerated cliche with the Police is that they rarely agreed on anything, despite their obvious musical chemistry. Fittingly, the band’s memories of their first classic-trio show differ wildly — singer-bassist Sting seems to consider it a vital, enlightening moment, but guitarist Andy Summers looks back with disgust. Technically, it wasn’t the first Police three-piece. The […]

Dio: Dreamers Never Die, a new documentary about heavy metal icon Ronnie James Dio, will air in cinemas worldwide on Sept. 28 and Oct. 2. The film, executive produced by Dio’s widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio, will cover the fierce frontman’s 50-year tenure, including stints in 1950s doo-wop group the Vegas Kings (later Ronnie and […]

Kiss’ original masks may have been long gone, but their Aug. 18, 1987, single “Crazy Crazy Nights” seemed to suggest the band was trying on a new one. Written by Paul Stanley with assistance from co-writer Adam Mitchell, this song was a clear attempt to emulate the success of newer rock heroes Bon Jovi and […]