Metal band Disturbed got a wet surprise at a recent show, when their pyrotechnics set off the venue’s sprinkler system. Best-known for their 2000 hit “Down With the Sickness,” Disturbed have maintained a passionate fanbase for decades thanks in part to their powerful live shows. The group regularly mixes dramatic lighting displays and pyrotechnics into […]
The ‘80s were a time of seismic change and evolution, felt throughout every aspect of pop culture. Technology influenced all aspects of life more than ever before. Advancements in synthesizers, samplers and keyboards gave artists new tools with which to create. Cable television gave viewers access to more programming than ever before. Computers were made at […]
Not so surprisingly, the Top 10 Randy Meisner Songs are dominated by music from his 1971-77 tenure with the Eagles. But Meisner also collaborated with Poco before he joined the Eagles, with Ann Wilson from Heart, Black Tie (who charted with their cover Buddy Holly‘s “Learning the Game”) and various former members of his old bands in […]
Extreme‘s Nuno Bettencourt and Guns N’ Roses‘ Richard Fortus have declared a cease-fire after publicly feuding last week over Bettencourt’s disparaging remarks about Fortus’ bandmate Slash. The drama began when Bettencourt mentioned the top-hatted guitarist while discussing his tenure as Rihanna’s touring guitarist in a Planet Rock interview. “I’m sorry, most of the guitar players who I admire could not in […]
As the world mourns the death of acclaimed Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, Morrissey has criticized media outlets and the record industry for not supporting O’Connor during her life. “She had only so much ‘self’ to give,” Morrissey wrote to his website. “She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them. She […]
Singer Sinead O’Connor sparked outrage on Oct. 3, 1992, when she tore up a picture of the Pope during her musical performance on Saturday Night Live. In the lead-up to the episode, show creator Lorne Michaels had all of his attention on outspoken host Tim Robbins. The politically active actor had pitched a searing broadside […]
Steve Miller Band will commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Joker with the J50: The Evolution of The Joker box set, which arrives on Sept. 15. J50 is available to preorder now in two-CD, three-LP (plus bonus 7″) and digital formats. Miller is previewing the collection with “The Joker Suite,” which showcases his musical journey to the album’s chart-topping title […]
Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers assumed the song he was writing in 1973 about a slow-moving Texas town called “China Grove” was fictional. Until he remembered that it wasn’t. The song started simply. “I wasn’t quite sure what it was,” Johnston recalled in 2022’s Long Train Runnin’: Our Story of The Doobie Brothers. “I just […]
The Manhattan Project, the atomic bomb and the lingering threat of nuclear holocaust offered a wellspring of inspiration for some of rock’s biggest names. In turn, one of these topical songs — Sting‘s “Russians” — planted a seed in director Christopher Nolan’s mind that would eventually germinate into his new biographical epic, Oppenheimer. “I first heard about […]
Whether in business or music, re-branding is always a risky endeavor. A true re-brand means taking an already established entity and giving it an overhaul. There’s a chance the new version may be better than the original, but it’s also possible you’ll alienate and drive away the very consumers who made you successful in the […]