Category Archives: Classic Rock

Paula White-Cain Improperly Accessed Journey Accounts

Journey guitarist Neal Schon has filed a cease-and-desist against Paula White-Cain, the wife of his bandmate Jonathan Cain, accusing her of improperly accessing the band’s bank accounts. According to a New York Post report, the letter from Schon to White-Cain reads: “We have learned that despite the prior mutual agreement between Mr. Schon and Mr. […]

‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Combines Earworms and Education

People often think of the ’70s as a time of supreme cynicism. The airwaves were dominated by the Watergate hearings, movie theaters were awash with a never-ending string of films about an America overrun by corruption and decay; the international news was dominated by the Vietnam War, the energy crisis, the Iran hostage crisis, stagflation and […]

Listen to Peter Gabriel’s New Song ‘Panopticom’

Peter Gabriel has released “Panopticom,” the first song from his upcoming album, i/o. Gabriel wrote and produced the song himself, with various session musicians providing guitar, bass, drums and backing vocals. Notably, the track includes electronic elements contributed by Brian Eno. Structurally, “Panopticom” builds slowly, with ominous synth parts propelling much of the song’s early […]

How ‘Angel’ Set a New Precedent for Aerosmith

Steven Tyler might regard it as the devil in Aerosmith‘s discography, but “Angel” helped save the band’s career when it was released as a single on Jan. 5, 1988. The song, which Tyler wrote with Desmond Child for 1987’s Permanent Vacation, played a pivotal role in Aerosmith’s late-’80s resurgence. Coming off a long, fallow period that included the temporary departure of guitarists […]