Chicago is now known as the legendary “rock and roll band with horns,” but in the early going, they faced an uphill battle. Surprisingly, it wasn’t with the critics. 1969’s Chicago Transit Authority is a sprawling double LP of free form music that clocks in at close to 80 minutes of music — something which in the […]
What makes one band’s legacy resonate longer, while others’ fade away? There’s no simple answer, and even the greatest data analysts among us can’t create a formula that perfectly predicts an artist’s staying power. The ’90s saw an explosion of bands which generated albums sales and sold out concert venues. “Everything just exploded in the ’90s,” […]
Primus guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde is among the Southern California residents who have lost their homes due to devastating wildfires. In a post to Instagram, Les Claypool, Primus’ bassist and frontman, shared the tragic news. “All that is left of our good friend Ler Lalonde’s home,” Claypool wrote, his message accompanying a picture of a […]
Timothee Chalamet will ride a wave of positive reviews for the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown onto the stage of Saturday Night Live. In a rarity, the actor is scheduled to serve as both host and musical guest on the Jan. 25 episode. Chart-topping musicians typically hold both roles, including Paul Simon, Elton John, […]
Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach knows he’s not the easiest person to work with. Bach recently made an appearance on The Jasta Show, the podcast hosted by Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta. During their conversation, the musicians revealed that they nearly worked together on a project in 2018 (it eventually evolved into For the Love […]
Alice Cooper played a leading role in saving Los Angeles’ famous Hollywood sign after it was severely damaged by a windstorm in February 1978. First built in 1923, the sign’s wood and sheet metal design had begun to deteriorate even before the storm, which destroyed one “O” completely and left another looking more like a […]
As wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles County, several of the area’s most iconic landmarks have come under threat – among them, the Hollywood Bowl. The Sunset Fire, one of six major fires in LA, broke out on Wednesday evening and spread rapidly. Its location in the famed Hollywood Hills puts it close to the […]
Sometimes, the accompanying music videos can be just as memorable as the songs themselves. Let’s put that to the test, or rather: let’s put you to the test. Below you’ll find 20 screenshots taken from various rock song music videos, ranging in release date and style. None of the screenshots contain clear images of the artists themselves — […]
Peter Yarrow, who was part of Peter, Paul & Mary and helped popularize folk music in the early ’60s, has died. He was 86. According to The New York Times, Yarrow died in his Manhattan home on Tuesday. His death was confirmed to the paper by his publicist, who noted Yarrow had been battling bladder cancer for the past […]
Julian Lennon reflected on never knowing when a new Beatles project is underway, because he isn’t given access to the band’s affairs. The son of John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia admitted it was a strange situation, but said he’d learned how to deal with it – and there was even a positive side. […]