Slade drummer Don Powell has shared insight on his life-changing car accident. It was the early morning of July 4, 1973 when the rocker was severely injured in a crash near his home in Wolverhampton, England. At the time, Slade was the biggest band in Britain, having scored five No. 1 singles on the U.K. […]
The biggest and arguably best album Rush ever made is now 45 years old. Released on Feb. 12, 1981, Moving Pictures marked the crucial turning point where the beloved Canadian trio fully shifted their focus from long-form progressive rock explorations towards shorter, more radio-friendly material. Here’s five things you need to know about Moving Pictures: How Moving Pictures […]
Before you read our list of the best solo album from every classic-era member of Guns N’ Roses, it’s important that we specify what their classic era actually was. Obviously, the five-piece lineup that appeared on GN’R’s world-changing debut album Appetite for Destruction — Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan and Steven Adler — is the most […]
Carl Palmer was just as surprised as everyone else when his bandmates in Emerson Lake and Palmer died within months of one another. He was stunned by Asia bandmate John Wetton‘s death, too. Greg Lake and Palmer had drifted apart, but Palmer regularly spoke to Keith Emerson in the period leading up to his death […]
Stewart Copeland has announced summer tour dates starting June 3 in Ft. Lauderdale. The Have I Said Too Much? trek will launch with a total of four dates in the Florida area, before continuing on for additional appearances in Atlanta, Houston, Seattle, Boston and more. The outing is currently scheduled to come to a close […]
Buddy Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday this year, on the road, of course. The blues legend just revealed a heavy slate of 2026 tour dates which will start in July. It’s been a good year for Guy so far. He snagged his latest Grammy win at the beginning of this month for 2025’s Ain’t […]
We conclude our series of decade-by-decade Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snubs by highlighting some very deserving ‘90s acts that still haven’t earned induction. The ’90s delivered the grunge revolution, ushering in a new era of alternative rock. Hair metal was quickly a thing of the past, as a new generation of talented artists […]
Devo has added new dates to their 2026 Mutate, Don’t Stagnate tour, doubling the spring trek and extending it nearly into the summer. The newly announced shows will begin on June 2 in Indianapolis and conclude on June 13 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. These June dates follow previously announced April performances and bring the total number […]
Our ongoing series of photo collections exploring the everyday (and sometimes mundane) moments of daily life has taken us back to the colorful, “tied up with a bow” picture-perfect scenes of the 1950s and 1960s, before drifting into the more laid-back, slightly scruffy world of the 1970s. Now it’s time to turn the dial up […]
John Mellencamp explained why he “hated” one of his biggest hits on a new episode of Real Time With Bill Maher and revealed how the “stupid and silly” song ended up on his album anyway. The song in question? “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock),” the closing track on Mellencamp’s multi-platinum 1985 album Scarecrow. […]