Tougher than glam rock and pre-dating punk by a couple of years, the Heavy Metal Kids were swashbuckling rock’n’roll pirates fronted by doomed livewire Gary Holton. In 2004, Classic Rock traced the ...
Many albums from 1980 forever changed rock guitar. Here’s a look at three differing styles that helped inspire the legends that followed them.
We explore five musical icons whose historic homes, either from childhood or the earliest days of their career, have been destroyed.
One of the finest bands of the 1970s glam explosion yet cutting an entirely unique mark, we pick five songs you must hear from The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.
Maiden’s second album, Killers, followed in 1981. It included Innocent Exile, the ground-zero Maiden song. It was the band’s first album with guitarist Adrian Smith, who had replaced Dennis Stratton.
Rod Stewart has always been a fan of soul music, and one song in particular has stuck with him throughout his decades-long ...
Released in October 1979, the album itself was produced with power and clarity by Robert “Mutt” Lange (later to helm classic titles by AC/DC, Def Leppard, and Shania Twain) and it captured ...
The AC/DC “Power Up Tour” opens Thursday, April 10 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and includes subsequent stops at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Allegiant Stadium in Las ...
Listen to Ben’s chat this morning with Luke below. Luke spoke about how 2GB was his very first job (back in 1978) and how the podcast, called Bonafide, is still going ahead, commencing this week. With ...
Fans of AC/DC were in hysterics after old claims about the iconic band's name made a resurgence online. Formed in Australia by Scottish brothers Malcolm and Angus Young in the 70s, AC/DC won the ...
If you ever saw Van Halen live, hopefully you were enjoying the music in the moment and not thinking about which songs have gotten the most attention, set list-wise. But for those curious minds ...
So I met her when she was 3 and I was 5.” The couple married in 1978 and have five children: Don, Jeremy, Brandon, Chris, and Josh. “It’s a lifetime of bliss. I mean, she’s an amazing ...