1975—The Year in 50 Classic Rock Albums
Don’t let anyone tell you the mid-’70s was a dull period for music—a simple survey of what we were listening to disproves that notion.
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Brian May Reveals He Had a Stroke a Week Ago
The legendary guitarist and songwriter suffered “a small heart attack” four years earlier in 2020
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Alice Cooper Live in 2024: ‘Like Something Out of a Time Warp’
If the early moments of the show had audience members feeling as though they were 18 again, the encore left them feeling liberated, free and defiant.
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New Cheap Trick Biography, ‘American Standard,’ Arrives
The book, with a foreword by Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, covers the band’s initial rise, with special focus on the ‘At Budokan’ story.
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Donovan Interview: Sunshine Superman and Jimmy Page
In a freewheeling, often revealing conversation, the Scottish singer-songwriter and Rock Hall inductee talks about his first big hit of the psychedelic era
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The Graham Parker Solo Debut ‘Another Grey Area’: Leaving the Anger Behind
GP was consciously breaking away from his perceived ‘angry’ persona, looking to send out his message in a style he saw fit.
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10 Classic Rock Cover Songs by Metal Bands
Metal bands are not known for tackling other artists’ material. Someone forgot to tell that to Van Halen, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and several others.
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Billy Preston Interview: His Career and Touring With the Stones
“It feels like I’ve been playing with them for years. We’re a family. All the guys are hanging out together.”—Billy Preston on touring with the Stones
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When John Lennon and Yoko Ono Helped Jerry Lewis
This actually happened, and we have the video to prove it. In 1972, the most famous couple in rock did their part to raise money for “Jerry’s kids.”
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1969 in Rock Music: A Look Back
Looking back at the year 1969 now, we have to admit that we were all very lucky to have this music in our lives—and we still are!
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