BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
1971—The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
Bands that had only recently performed in ballrooms and college gyms now played arenas and stadiums—and sold millions of albums.
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BJ Thomas Interview: ‘Hooked on a Feeling,’ ‘Raindrops’ & More
We were honored to conduct what turned out to be one of his final interviews. The great singer is also a master storyteller.
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Top of the World: 13 Essential Carpenters Tracks
There was more to the brother-sister duo than an easy listening, safe alternative to the ’70s’ louder ambitions.
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Strawberry Alarm Clock Releases 1st Album of All-New Material Since the ’60s
The group, of ‘Incense and Peppermints’ fame, features five members of the 1967-69 lineup.
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22 Rock Artists Who Changed Their Names
Pat Benatar, David Bowie, Bono and Freddie Mercury didn’t start out with those names. We reveal what their mamas called them!
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Radio Hits in August 1968 Were a Gas
Top 40 was rocking in 1968 this week with a WLS Chicago Top 10 dominated by many classic rock favorites, including hits by The Doors, Cream and Steppenwolf
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1971—The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
Bands that had only recently performed in ballrooms and college gyms now played arenas and stadiums—and sold millions of albums.
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They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!
It was bizarre but an instant smash hit. Then there was a backlash. Read the strange tale of Napoleon XIV and hear the song that drove people mad.
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Susanna Hoffs, Bangles Co-Founder, Announces 2026 Solo Album, Tour
The album, she says, “is what happens when an artist and her closest friends gather around the kitchen table and share the stories that define one’s life.”
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A World of Their Own: Australia’s Seekers Gave Us More Than ‘Georgy Girl’
The Australian folk-rock quartet’s big hits also included “I’ll Never Find Another You” and “A World of Our Own.”
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The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Box Set: Was It Their Most Ambitious Adventure?
The music sounds noticeably brighter and sharper than before, and the vocals and instruments can be distinguished more clearly.
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The Lost Tapes: Interview with the Late Phil Ramone, Producer of Billy Joel, Paul Simon & Other Giants
Working with everyone from Sinatra to Dylan, McCartney to Ray Charles, Ramone was one of the most successful and innovative record producers in history. In this 1983 conversation, he talks about the craft of making records, and where he thought music was heading.
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The Great Lost Rock Festival of 1969
In a way better than Woodstock? Atlantic City Pop Festival – two weeks before the famed fest in Upstate NY – had a more diverse line-up, and really rocked.
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The Concert For Bangladesh: Gently Weeping
George Harrison organized a pair of benefit concerts to aid the country of his friend Ravi Shankar. The all-star lineup provided some memorable moments.
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