Category: Music
How Guns N’ Roses Became ‘Big Brothers’ to Melissa Reese
It took several factors to make keyboardist Melissa Reese Guns N’ Roses’ first woman member. Reese’s talent was unquestioned. A child prodigy, the musician began playing…
SOAD, Green Day + Volbeat Lead 2021 Rock Am Ring Rock Im Park
Earlier this year, officials for the annual German hard rock and metal festivals Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park were forced to call off…
Rolling Stones Solo Albums Ranked Worst to Best
The Rolling Stones‘ solo albums didn’t necessarily become huge commercial or critical hits like their counterparts from the Beatles, Genesis or Led Zeppelin. Still, as the…
How Randy Meisner’s ‘Take It to the Limit’ Fractured the Eagles
Eagles notched a third consecutive Top 5 hit from One of These Nights, then watched as “Take It to the Limit” tore apart their original…
Aaron Lewis Confirms Staind Are Working on New Music
Staind have toured a bit together throughout the last decade, but they haven’t released an album since 2011. Frontman Aaron Lewis has now confirmed that the…
Corey Taylor Pens Foreword for Upcoming Book About ’80s Hard Rock
Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour contributes his writing to Nothin’ But a Good Time, an upcoming book about the hard rock music of the…
Bad Wolves Singer Says Racism Is ‘Manufactured’ for the Media
Bad Wolves vocalist Tommy Vext has shared a conspiracy-laden video in which he espouses dubious views about the Black Lives Matter movement and civil unrest in…
How ‘Head Over Heels’ Continued Tears for Fears’ Hot Streak
On June 10, 1985, Tears for Fears released “Head Over Heels,” a song that further solidified the group’s place among the New Wave elite. At…
35 Years Ago: ‘Head Over Heels’ Continues Tears for Fears’ Hot Streak
On June 10, 1985, Tears for Fears released “Head Over Heels,” a song that further solidified the group’s place among the New Wave elite. At…
Ra Reunite Original Lineup for First Album in 7 Years
Welcome back, Ra! The alt-metal outfit made their name in the 2000s first decade, but largely remained out of the spotlight during the 2010s. Now,…