Sometimes bands get accused of writing the same song over and over. But what if it’s a really good song, worthy of being used again in some form? In some cases, the point of re-purposing older material is to deliberately harken back to a previous era of a band or artist. Take Robert Plant‘s “Tall Cool […]
Motley Crue has lost the latest legal battle in the ongoing dispute with their former guitarist, Mick Mars. The two sides have been battling since April, when Mars claimed the band was trying to rip him off financially following his retirement from the group. Now a Los Angeles judge has ruled that the band refused to turn […]
Roger Taylor is credited as the sole songwriter of Queen‘s 1984 song “Radio Ga Ga,” but his son, then a small child, deserves some recognition for his role in the track’s creation. Somewhere in the early ’80s, Taylor and his French partner Dominique Beyrand were at home listening to the radio when their young son, Felix, wandered […]
Can you even imagine owning anything that Elton John owned? You better have boo-koo bucks to even think about getting involved in this auction. But hey, at least feel free to browse the pop star’s items. The 76-year-old living legend himself has decided to put several of his items on the auction block at Christie’s […]
As difficult as it may be to believe, there was a time when Queen didn’t think “Another One Bites the Dust” had much potential. It took convincing from one of the world’s most prominent pop acts for the British rockers to see the light. A fan of the band himself, Michael Jackson encouraged them to […]
There are currently no future touring plans in place for the Who, and Roger Daltrey is content with that. The singer recently spoke with The Times about the band’s status, explaining that he’d need to discuss whatever happens next with bandmate Pete Townshend. “I don’t write the songs. I never did,” Daltrey said. “We need to sit down […]
Graham Nash looked back at his earliest days, recalling his surprise and excitement over being paid 60 cents for his first-ever concert. In a recent episode of the long-running BBC radio show Desert Island Discs, he recalled growing up in the northern English town of Salford, admitting he didn’t realize he was living in a […]
If Bob Dylan’s second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, hadn’t done enough to earn the tag of the voice of his generation, the follow-up solidified it. Released on Jan. 13, 1964, The Times They Are A-Changin’ was the sound of the legendary singer-songwriter coming into his own. Already the darling of the folk scene for Freewheelin’ […]
The year 1974 brought about a number of noteworthy debuts, shifts in creative direction, inspirations, reunifications and more. It saw the introduction of bands like Kiss, Judas Priest and Bad Company, all of whom released their very first albums. “We were bursting at the seams to get into the recording studio,” Paul Rodgers of Bad […]
Tom Morello makes a guest appearance on Sheryl Crow‘s new song, “Evolution.” It’s the title track from her upcoming new album, set for release on March 29. According to Crow, the song was written about her concerns over the rise of artificial intelligence and the potentially harmful effects it might have. “Stephen Hawking worried that A.I. […]