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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2026 is now official, and this year’s announcement gives rock fans a little more to work with than usual. It’s not a clean sweep, but there’s enough here to feel like guitars still matter in the room. RELATED: Rock Legends Not in the Rock & Roll […]
Alongside testing the Orion capsule and scouting the Moon’s surface, NASA gave the Artemis II crew something a little more human… a soundtrack. Each morning, Mission Control radioed up a wake-up song, a tradition dating back to the Apollo program. Not alarms. Not buzzers. Music. Picked by the crew and even their families. Here’s how […]
For a band named Journey, the road has never just been highways and sold-out arenas. It’s also been courtrooms, contracts, and fractures that never fully healed. It started decades ago with Steve Perry, the voice that defined their peak years. He first walked away in the late ’80s, stepping off at the height of their […]
Pink Floyd fans, listen up—this is the kind of release that makes you feel 25 again. Live From The Los Angeles Sports Arena, April 26th, 1975 is coming back in style and not some cheap knockoff either. Sony Music is rolling out a gorgeous four-LP clear vinyl edition exclusively for Record Store Day on April […]
‘When the Levee Breaks’ stands as one of the most powerful and atmospheric recordings in the catalog of Led Zeppelin. Released in 1971 on their landmark fourth album, commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV, the song has roots that stretch far deeper than the band itself—back to the Mississippi Delta blues tradition of the 1920s. […]
Almost Hits: The Songs That Nearly Belonged to Someone Else Every great rock song has a story… and some of the biggest nearly took a completely different road to your speakers. Here’s where rock history almost zigged instead of zagged: Bottom line? The great songs always seem to find the perfect singers! Doug O’Brien
Released in 1991, ‘Learning to Fly’ marked a reflective and mature chapter in the career of Tom Petty and his band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The song appeared on the album Into the Great Wide Open, a record that continued Petty’s collaboration with producer Jeff Lynne, best known as the frontman of Electric Light […]
Journey's farewell tour plagued by Schon-Cain rift, Pineda's exit desire and false reunion rumors
When Def Leppard released ‘Love Bites’ in 1988, it marked a surprising and defining moment in the band’s career. Known for their hard-hitting rock anthems, Def Leppard took a dramatic turn with this slow, emotional power ballad—one that would become their only No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song appeared on their […]
When Phil Collins released ‘Another Day in Paradise’ in 1989, it marked a powerful shift in tone for an artist often associated with polished pop and deeply personal ballads. The song appeared on his chart-topping album …But Seriously and quickly became one of the most socially conscious and commercially successful tracks of his career. Unlike […]
I’m gonna tell you about this Aerosmith rerelease and I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. So, here we got Aerosmith, a bunch of guys who’ve been around longer than your uncle’s bad cholesterol, putting their classic material back out into the world. You might say, “Hey, what’s the big deal? We already heard this stuff!” Yeah, […]
After being booted from the Eagles, Don Felder rebuilt his music career, proving resilience in the face of industry challenges.