Tag "classic rock"

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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Flying Burrito Bros.’ Seminal Country-Rock Debut, ‘Gilded Palace’

Gram Parsons had envisioned the Burritos as “his” band, but ‘The Gilded Palace of Sin’ underscores the partnership between Parsons and Chris Hillman

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Lita Ford: Queen of the Rock Guitar

The founding member of the all-female punk band, the Runaways, enjoyed solo success a decade later. “The Queen of the Rock Guitar” still rocks

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When The Doors Defied Ed Sullivan

When Jim Morrison and the band appeared on the popular show they were asked not to sing the word ‘higher.’ Now we know what they were asked to sing instead.

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Byrds: ‘Sweetheart of the Rodeo’ @50—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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David Clayton-Thomas Interview: His Early Years With Blood, Sweat & Tears

DCT: “I had to go back to Canada to renew my visa. A couple of days later I got a call. ‘Do you want to try out for the band?’ I said, ‘You’re damn right.’”

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Eric Clapton’s 2023 Crossroads Guitar Festival to Stream Live on PPV

The sixth edition of the two-day festival, known for impromptu collaborations among its stars, is the first since 2019

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Mr. Big Adds Dozens of Dates to ‘The Big Finish’ Tour

“We’re getting a chance to do it all onstage together as Mr. Big again and raise a flag to everything we’ve done as a band over the years”

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Joe Perry Interview: Aerosmith Then & Now

We talked to the guitarist and songwriter in 2018 in this intimate interview on a variety of topics.

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Eric Clapton Opens Tour With Tribute to Robbie Robertson

The two had a long mutual admiration and respect for each other. When The Band were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, it was Clapton who gave the induction speech

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