Rock News & Features
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News4 days agoMeat Loaf, ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ Singer, ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ Actor, Dies At 74
Written and produced by Jim Steinman, 'Bat Out of Hell' is among the bestselling albums in history, with an estimated 43 million global sales.
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News5 days agoFoo Fighters, Stevie Nicks, The Who, And More To Headline New Orleans Jazz Fest
Other headliners include Erykah Badu, Lionel Richie, and more.
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Features5 days agoThe Loudest Bands In History: 10 Ear-Splitting Acts
The loudest rock bands in history have damaged buildings, destroyed eardrums, and become health-and-safety hazards. Where are those earplugs…?
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Features5 days agoLinda Ronstadt’s Self-Titled Album Was A Hint Of What Was To Come
A fascinating transitional record, this album led to one of the most incredible decades in pop music.
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Features5 days agoSmall But Mighty: When the Flute Flew High in Rock
How 70s proggers, blues rockers, and psychedelic popsters put the humble flute out front.
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Features5 days ago‘Pyromania’: The Explosive Album That Turned Def Leppard Into Superstars
Released at the start of the 80s, ‘Pyromania’ made global stars of Def Leppard, setting them on a path of total world domination throughout the decade.
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Features5 days ago‘Between The Buttons’: Behind The Rolling Stones’ Forgotten Album
Hailed by Billboard as a winning package, ‘Between The Buttons’ has somehow become an overlooked Rolling Stones album.
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Features5 days ago‘Piledriver’: When Status Quo Hit Their Album Stride
Four LPs came and went without making the British bestsellers, until their Vertigo debut made the grade on January 20, 1973.
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News5 days agoQueen’s Brian May Makes Acting Debut In BBC Children’s Show ‘Andy & The Band’
Spin-off single, 'Planet Rock', by Andy & The Odd Socks featuring Brian May will be released on 18 February.
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Features6 days agoHappy Birthday To One Of America’s Finest: Dewey Bunnell
Guitarist Dewey Bunnell was one half of the band America, who burst upon the music scene in 1971 with their fabulous single ‘A Horse With No Name.’
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Features6 days ago‘Sleep Dirt’: Wake Up To Frank Zappa’s Fascinating, Complicated 70s Classic
Emerging from an aborted sci-fi movie and a scrapped double-album project, ‘Sleep Dirt’ offers rare treats in his prestigious catalogue.
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Features6 days ago‘Jessica’: Instrumental In The Allman Brothers Band’s Success
The Dickey Betts composition was one of the most exhilarating guitar-led instrumentals of the 1970s.
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Features1 week agoBest Albums Of 1979: 69 Records Worth Revisiting
The best albums of the year reflect a varied musical landscape, with punk, R&B, disco, and much more all sitting alongside one another.
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Features1 week agoDouble Cream: Eric, Ginger And Jack At The Crossroads In A White Room
The group may have split, but their version of Robert Johnson’s ‘Crossroads’ became a US single just as they were entering the UK charts with ‘White Room.’
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Features1 week agoBest Martin Luther King Songs: 10 Moving Tributes
From sorrowful mourning to polemical rage, the best Martin Luther King songs deal with the death of the civil-rights icon in moving, revelatory ways.
