BEST CLASSIC BANDS – CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS, MUSIC AND POP CULTURE OF THE CLASSIC ROCK ERA
Naked Eyes Singer Pete Byrne (‘Always Something There to Remind Me’) Dies
The English synth-pop group earned a top ten single in the U.S. with their 1983 cover of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David song.
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Santana ‘Abraxas’: Post-Woodstock Latin Magic
When it came to recording their second album, the band wanted to expend more effort, and make a better-sounding record, than their somewhat rushed debut.
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Blondie: ‘Parallel Lines’—An International Smash
The LP, which included the smash “Heart of Glass,” would transform the group from boutique act into a worldwide sensation. Our Album Rewind…
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Oasis Add to 2027 Tour
Liam and Noel Gallagher will play dozens of dates two years after their giant 2025 reunion.
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ELO’s ‘Don’t Bring Me Down… Bruce!’
Most classic rock acts have a misheard lyric. It goes with the territory. So what did Jeff Lynne do when concert audiences started singing along to his big hit?
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A Day in the Park With Chuck Berry and Joan Jett
Music industry veteran Steve Leeds shares a story about a tour stop with Joan Jett in St. Louis and an unforgettable drive in their special guest’s Cadillac.
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Naked Eyes Singer Pete Byrne (‘Always Something There to Remind Me’) Dies
The English synth-pop group earned a top ten single in the U.S. with their 1983 cover of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David song.
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Radio Hits in September 1964: The Sun Was Rising
The countdown survey during this week on Chicago’s WLS featured some of classic rock’s most enduring songs from several British Invasion acts.
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Lowell George’s Sole Solo LP, ‘Thanks I’ll Eat It Here’: Review
“It’s tough to separate myself from [Little Feat], but these sessions were really my own,” he said of the 1979 album.
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12 Influential Early MTV Videos
Remember when the cable channel played music? Billboard‘s first video editor saw all the early videos and selects the significant clips.
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘No Nukes’ Concert: The Boss Proves It All Night
If anyone has doubts that this is one of the greatest live bands in the history of rock, ‘The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts’ should decimate them.
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Byrds: ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’ @50—2018 Concert Review
They didn’t dare bill it as a Byrds reunion, but to those fans who caught a show on one of the year’s most talked-about tours, that’s exactly what it was.
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A Sterling Live Set from Elliott Murphy: Review
The record does a great job of showcasing Murphy’s commanding vocals and literate verse about a wide range of subjects.
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Peter Max, Artist Whose Use of Vibrant Colors Became Synonymous With Pop Culture, Dies
One of his most frequent subjects was the Statue of Liberty, which he first tackled in 1976 for the U.S. bicentennial.
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