Scott Sparks
Classic Rock Stars You Didn’t Know Were Singing Backup! Rock history is full of surprises and sometimes the legends you think you know were hiding in plain sight—right in the background of hits you love. Yes, some of your favorite classic rock stars lent their voices to songs you never knew had them.
It’s the age-old story: you conquer the stage, the crowds scream your name and suddenly Hollywood comes calling. But for these rock legends, the silver screen turned out to be a cruel mistress. Here are twelve rockers who tried to swap amps for acting and got a harsh review from the critics. 1. Neil Diamond […]
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” – Nirvana (1991)Kurt Cobain’s riff didn’t just open a song, it opened a decade. That jagged, three-chord explosion ripped through the mainstream like a sledgehammer, turning Nirvana into the voice of disaffected youth overnight. Cobain wrote it in a matter of minutes. The power-chord crunch combined with Dave Grohl’s thunderous drumming […]
Rockin’ Through the Years: The Greatest Classic Rock Albums Ever Dropped in November(Because nothing says “Thanksgiving” like a face-melting guitar solo)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Every month, the big glowing rock in the sky rolls out for its headlining act, the full moon and suddenly everyone’s acting weird. Cops swear crime spikes, ER nurses brace for chaos and your neighbor’s dog howls like it’s auditioning for a horror movie. The full moon really turning us all into lunatics or is […]