The Eagles‘ classic era didn’t last long. But over the eight years between 1972-79, they released six albums. Every one of them was eventually certified platinum or multi-platinum. From the first, the band’s core was Glenn Frey and Don Henley. They were originally joined by Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner, both of whom made important […]
On Aug. 1, 2015, at The Forum in Los Angeles, Rush played what many believed would be the band’s final concert. It was the last date of their 40th Anniversary R40 Live Tour, and though the group hadn’t come right out and said it yet, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart knew this was […]
In a 1977 interview, John Deacon of Queen was asked about whether or not songwriting came easily to him. “No, it’s quite difficult actually,” he replied. “It’s getting a bit better as time goes on.” It’s a true fact that out of all the members of Queen, Deacon wrote the least number of songs. But […]
Stanley Simmons have released their fourth single, a trippy blast of ’60s-styled guitar pop named “Cellophane.” You can watch the song’s video below. “Cellophane” is the fourth song that Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons – respectively the sons of Kiss stars Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons – have released since announcing that they were working together […]
On Thursday evening in Manhattan, under the shadow of the World Trade Center, Peter Frampton and his longtime bandleader Rob Arthur sat for a conversation that followed the global premiere of a new documentary, Frampton. When Arthur, the film’s director, began conceptualizing the film and inviting various industry folk to speak about Frampton, he found there […]
Bret Michaels guitarist Pete Evick had a simple message for fans who disavowed the Poison frontman after learning of his scheduled (and now-canceled) participation in President Donald Trump‘s Freedom 250 concert series: “FUCK OFF.” Michaels was booked to perform at the concert series in Washington, D.C. as part of the Great American State Fair, which runs from […]
Paul Simon‘s ongoing comeback will be the focus of a new album and film. Paul Simon: The Quiet Celebration Concert premieres on June 26 on Disney+ and Hulu, with the companion LP following on Oct. 9. He returned in 2025 followed a seven-year hiatus from the road, with much of it spent dealing with a […]
With the new Masters of the Universe movie hitting theaters June 5th, ’80s kids are about to fall face-first into an awesome pile of plastic nostalgia. He-Man action figures lived up to the marketing language invented to avoid boys owning dolls, because they really did things. The engineers at Mattel brilliantly built mechanical, genuinely ingenious […]
Choosing the Big 4 of guitar solos? Provocative is one word for the task. Thankless is another. As we know, most any rock song worth its salt has a guitar solo. That means there are hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of them out there. Even on the most elite, iconic level there are scores […]
Kiss will release a new book entitled Kiss Destroyer: The Definitive Visual History on Oct. 27. As you can probably tell by the title, the 272-page book takes an in-depth look at the creation of the band’s first platinum-selling studio album, 1976’s Destroyer and the tour that followed its release. Kiss Destroyer: The Definitive Visual History was […]