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If you grew up cranking your dad’s record player till the walls rattled, you know exactly what Brian Johnson brought to AC/DC — pure, beer-soaked, high-voltage rock ’n’ roll thunder. When Bon Scott tragically passed, the world wondered who could fill those boots. Then along came Johnson, a Geordie with a voice that sounded like […]
My love affair with AC/DC’s music truly ignited with Highway to Hell. Released on July 27, 1979—the summer between my freshman and sophomore years at Spring High School—it marked both a breakthrough and a bittersweet turning point in the band’s history. As their sixth studio album, it catapulted the Australian rockers from hard rock cult […]
When AC/DC stormed into North America in April 2025, it was nothing short of a rock-revolution on stadium scale. The Aussie legends kicked off in Minneapolis on April 10 and wrapped in Cleveland on May 28, with 13 massive stadium shows across the U.S. and one in Canada. Each venue held tens of thousands of […]
I’ve never seen AC/DC live or actually purchased any of their albums but somehow, I’ve always loved them! My 1st job in radio was at a rock station in Chattanooga, TN. I moved all the way across country from LA by myself for 6 hours a week to start. I made $7 and worked Friday […]
Yes, it’s true, Slash once auditioned for Poison back in the mid-1980s. W hen Poison’s original guitarist, Matt Smith, split from the band, the glam-rock kings held auditions. I t came down to two names: Slash and C.C. DeVille. Slash later said he “killed the songs,” but it wasn’t his scene. He didn’t dig the […]
‘Spooky’ is one of those rare songs that has lived multiple lives, each version capturing a different era of pop music. Its story begins in 1967, when saxophonist Mike Sharpe (stage name of Mike Shapiro) co-wrote and recorded an instrumental jazz tune called ‘Spooky’ with songwriter Harry Middlebrooks Jr. The track became a regional hit […]
ChatGPT said: Alice Cooper’s ‘Feed My Frankenstein’ is one of his most gloriously theatrical songs — a perfect mix of horror, humor, and heavy metal showmanship. Released in 1991 on Cooper’s album Hey Stoopid, the track became one of his most memorable hits of the early ’90s, thanks in part to its larger-than-life energy and […]
Released in 1979 on The Long Run, ‘Those Shoes’ captures The Eagles at a pivotal moment in their career—a band both at the height of their fame and on the brink of exhaustion. Written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Don Felder, the track stands as one of the group’s most sonically adventurous songs, combining […]
Visiting Venues | Rockefeller’s https://www.rockefellershouston.com Tucked along Washington Avenue in Houston, Rockefeller’s has a kind of legendary glow that only comes from decades of unforgettable nights. Originally built in 1925 as a bank by famed architect Joseph Finger, the building was reborn in 1979 when Sanford and Susan Criner turned it into a live-music club […]
Released in 1984 on the Slide It In album, Whitesnake’s ‘Love Ain’t No Stranger’ stands as one of the band’s most heartfelt and timeless power ballads. Written by David Coverdale and Mel Galley, the song captures the emotional crossroads between passion, loss, and resilience. It marked a turning point for Whitesnake, blending their blues-rock roots […]