Tag "best classic bands"
Best Weekly Singles Chart of All-Time: April 1969 Edition
Let these great songs from CCR, the Zombies, Glen Campbell, Edwin Starr, the 5th Dimension, an overlooked track from Steppenwolf and more, bring you back.
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When Eddie Murphy Became a Star With ’48 Hrs.’
The comedian was just 19 when he joined Saturday Night Live as a featured player. He soon became the series’ breakout star and Hollywood beckoned.
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Lovin’ Spoonful Gets ‘Complete Recordings 1965-1969’ Box Set
The set includes all of the band’s studio albums, plus two soundtracks, solo works and rarities.
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John Mellencamp’s Early Recordings as Johnny Cougar Get Compilation
American Dream (The Mainman Recordings 1976-1977) also contains rare bonus tracks and previously unreleased material.
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Classic Rock Legends Booked For October Festival
Three days… an incredible lineup featuring some of music’s biggest stars of all-time! Check your calendar!
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Musician Matthew Sweet Health Update Following ‘Debilitating’ Stroke
As donations to his GoFundMe page continue, he writes, “I was in an ambulance and I heard a man yell, ‘Sir you’ve had a stroke.'”
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Herb Alpert Interview: Still Trying to Reach the Promised Land
For a while, in the mid-’60s, he was outselling the Beatles with his group the Tijuana Brass. Now in his early ’90s, he still goes to work every day.
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Hollywood Vampires (Cooper, Perry, Depp) Add to 2026 Tour, First in 3 Years
The supergroup’s setlists have included Alice Cooper and Aerosmith tracks while also paying homage to many departed rockers with a variety of covers.
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A Rare 1974 Interview with Freddie Mercury (+ Deluxe ‘Queen II’ Set Arrives)
“We do rock ’n’ roll, and our presentation is just a way of putting across the music. We view albums and concerts as two spheres of work. There’s a different level in the studio as compared to when you’re on stage. But when we’re before an audience, we let loose.”—Mercury
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Greg Elmore, Quicksilver Messenger Service Drummer, Dies
Quicksilver Messenger Service originally formed as the backup band for singer-songwriter Dino Valenti.
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