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36 years ago today, Laura Branigan was sitting atop Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart with a song which – had things gone as planned – she never would’ve recorded in the first place! Written by Michael Bolton and Doug James, “How...

37 years ago today, the one truly great rock festival in Homer Simpson’s lifetime came to a conclusion...and since this is a reference which only hardcore Simpsons fans are likely to appreciate, we’ll go ahead and clarify that, yes, we’re...

Picture it: Warner Brothers in September 1986. Miles Davis, world-renowned trumpeter, had just released his first album for the label after spending the preceding 30 years on Columbia. TUTU, the album in question, was well-received, but – brace yourself, people...

Whether you discovered him during his time as the lead singer and lyricist for The Smiths or ended up interested in him after he embarked upon a solo career, if you’re a Morrissey fan and you’re a vinyl aficionado, then...

19 years ago today, Slipknot walked away with more wins at the Kerrang! Awards than any other artist, making it a highly worthwhile occasion to commemorate. Held in London, the annual Kerrang! Awards – which, for those who aren’t into...

32 years ago today, Los Lobos secured the first and – at least as of this writing – only #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, thanks to the soundtrack of a bio-pic about one of the ‘50s rockers whose...

Lou Reed’s death in 2013 gave critics and listeners alike a reason/excuse to revisit his body of work and the opportunity to reassess what they heard. Some of the most interesting artifacts could be found on Reed’s live records –...

It’s Wednesday, so it must be time to take another dip into the Rhino catalog and trot out a new quartet of cover songs that you may or may not have heard before. Let’s get started, shall we? This week...

Rhino HQ is in mourning mode today: Neal Casal, best known around these parts for his work with the band Circles Around the Sun, has died at age 50. Born in Denville, New Jersey on November 2, 1968, Casal first...