The limitations of the long-gone 8-track cartridge format caused headaches for artists and engineers. While the platform offered the first big chance for mobile record listening and stereo sound to automobile drivers in the ’70s and early ’80s, it was far from perfect. One band that bravely tried to find a solution was the Rolling […]
Use Scan QR Code to copy link and share it Image credit: @rvansleve/Instagram Foo Fighters frontman barbequed for 16 hours at Hope of the Valley Rescue mission feeding over 450 people Due to the impending snow storms heading for LA, Hope of the Valley Mission alongside Dave Grohl fed the homeless with brisket, pork butt […]
The year 2005 saw the release of a number of memorable songs across a variety of genres. One of the biggest hits of the year was “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey, a soulful ballad that topped the charts for several weeks. The year also saw the rise of Chris Brown, who burst onto the […]
SZA is pulling out all the stops on her SOS tour. Tonight (March 4), she performed the first of two New York City shows at Madison Square Garden. During her tour, a special guest made a surprise appearance on stage. In a clip shared by The Hollywood Reporter, SZA brought out Phoebe Bridgers for a […]
When Snowy White laid down a guitar solo for Pink Floyd‘s 1977 album Animals, he didn’t suspect it would go unheard by most fans. His contribution to “Pigs on the Wing” only appeared on the 8-track edition of the album and died with the format in the early ’80s — until the internet revived it. The 8-track tape […]
In his caption, the DNCE frontman replaced the word “movie” with “album,” a play on how his May-slated record with brothers Nick and Kevin is simply titled The Album: “My favorite thing about THE ALBUM is it feels like an album.” The “As It Was” singer’s slightly redundant but well-intentioned quote — taken from a Venice […]
The year 1963 is widely regarded as one of the most significant years in the history of popular music. It was a time when the rock and roll era was in full swing, with the British Invasion just starting to make its mark on the American music scene. This was also the year when Motown […]
Lil Yachty has had enough of the Mariah The Scientist dating rumors. On Saturday (March 4), Lil Yachty jumped on his Twitter account to shut down rumors that he once dated singer Mariah The Scientist. It started when a fan tweeted a photo of Mariah flipping the bird with two fingers and writing, “How you […]
Sometimes lightning is just simply caught in a bottle. To wit, Led Zeppelin had no idea of the significance of them writing “Strairway to Heaven”—it was just a new song for them at the time. Or, as bassist John Paul Jones wryly once said, “It’s not like three wisemen showed up asking, ‘Excuse me, are […]
Live albums were already a part of the rock record business before 1972. There had been multiple live releases from the likes of the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix and James Brown, along with classic titles by the Who, the Allman Brothers Band, Cream, the Grateful Dead, Humble Pie, Jefferson Airplane, Grand Funk Railroad, Elton John […]