How Styx Secured Their Future With Just One Album
Dennis DeYoung had landed some important songs in his early days writing for Styx. But when he wrote “The Grand Illusion,” he knew something...
‘One Toke Over the Line’ Singer and Writer Tom Shipley Dead at 84
Tom Shipley of Brewer & Shipley, the duo best known for the 1971 Top 10 hit “One Toke Over the Line,” has died of...
The Most Played Live Song by 40 Classic Rock Legends
The following list of the most played live song by 40 classic rock legends often mirrors their biggest and most enduring hits — but not always. It stands...
Sting Might Have ‘Substantially Overpaid’ Former Police Bandmates
Sting’s ex-bandmates in the Police, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland, have taken the singer and bassist to court, claiming he has not...
Mark Volman of the Turtles Dies at 78
Mark Volman, a cofounder of the Turtles and the singer on several of their hit songs, has died. He was 78. Over his five-decade...
Van Halen’s ‘Balance’ Was Made By ‘Four Pissed Off People’
Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony opened up about the difficult birth of Van Halen‘s Balance in a new social media post, with Hagar saying the process...
Ozzy Osbourne to Receive All-Star Tribute at MTV VMAs
Ozzy Osbourne will receive another all-star tribute during this Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, with Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Extreme‘s Nuno Bettencourt and...
Eric Clapton Discovered Four New Songs and Expanded ‘Journeyman’
Eric Clapton‘s expanded upcoming reissue of Journeyman adds four new bonus tracks recently uncovered from the original 1989 recording sessions. Journeyman: Deluxe Edition will...
Mickey Hart Reunites With the Grateful Dead
Time away and the return of percussionist Mickey Hart gave the Grateful Dead new life on Blues for Allah. When the album arrived on Sept....
Rolling Stones Rekindle the Past on ‘A Bigger Bang’
Left alone, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards reformed a musical partnership that originally sparked the Rolling Stones to greatness. Then the group produced one...