Poison scored the only No. 1 single of their career with 1988’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” despite deep misgivings from radio programmers. Poison was already a household name, having several songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 20, including “Talk Dirty to Me” (No. 9), “I Won’t Forget You” (No. 13), “Nothin’ But a […]
The Beatles‘ classic album Revolver will be the next of the band’s albums to be remixed and released as a boxed set. According to Variety, “Apple Corps and Universal Music have confirmed that a deluxe celebration of the 1966 release — which, like the Beatle boxes that have preceded it, will include a Giles Martin […]
Billy Joel invited Olivia Rodrigo to guest with him at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night, giving the pop star the chance to confirm her appreciation of his work. The pair performed her 2021 hit “Deja Vu” followed by Joel’s 1983 classic “Uptown Girl.” You can watch a clip of their performance below. “Thank you so […]
Bret Michaels says discussions about a new Poison album wouldn’t end well. As a result, he doesn’t think they’ll ever make another one – though Michaels is talking up the chances of writing and recording a song featuring the spirit of their biggest hits. “I know I could get outvoted on this,” Michaels told the […]
A companion album for the upcoming film Moonage Daydream will feature a collection of rarities and unreleased material from throughout David Bowie’s career. The album will be available on digital streaming services starting on Sept. 16, the same day the film hits theaters. A 2-CD version will follow in November, with a vinyl edition due in […]
After weeks of rumors, it’s finally official: Pantera has announced four reunion shows for 2022. The band first revealed they’ll play three installments of the metal festival Knotfest, all scheduled for December. Pantera confirmed the news with a brief Twitter statement, writing, “See you at Knotfest Colombia, Chile and Brazil.” Knotfest Colombia is set for Dec. 9, with […]
Rock ‘n’ roll mythology dictates that the brighter your star burns, the more outrageous your tour rider becomes, and there will be hell to pay for anybody who doesn’t follow your instructions to the letter. But when Motley Crue‘s Vince Neil felt snubbed by the choice of mustard available backstage at the band’s Rochester, N.Y., concert on Aug. 25, 1987, he had […]
After the Kinks tapped into American music on 1971’s Muswell Hillbillies, they continued to take inspiration from across the pond on its 11th album, Everybody’s in Show-Biz. The LP was a direct product of the group being on the road and, specifically, allowed to tour in the U.S. again after being banned by the American Federation of Musicians during the mid ’60s. […]
Once the near four-year slog to complete Hysteria reached its end in early 1987, Def Leppard didn’t have much time to relax. They were instead confronted with a new challenge that was almost as big as the recording of the album turned out to be: turning a profit. “We were in really serious debt, like $5 million […]
Dedicated fans will go to great lengths to meet their favorite rock stars, staking out hotels, restaurants and backstage doorways to catch a glimpse. A group of teenage girls took things even further on Aug. 25, 1965, when they rented a helicopter to get close to the Beatles. The band was in Los Angeles to […]