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Those who came of age as a member of the MTV generation often have a different frame of reference for classic rock artists than those who came up in the generations before them, and if there’s one band that can...

Why are we writing a post about Warren Zevon? Well, why the hell not? The man was one of the greatest singer/songwriters to break through during the ‘70s, and despite having a few rough patches during the course of his...

The laid-back groove of guitarist George Benson's 1976 his "This Masquerade" might have surprised some listeners who heard it on the radio, but it was, in fact, an extension of the kind of music he had been making for years...

12 years ago today, John “Bonzo” Bonham was declared to be in the top spot of Classic Rock Magazine’s list of the top drummers of all time. Given his well-documentary history of being a madman behind the drum kit, it...

45 years ago today, David Bowie released an album that found him adopting the persona of a human-looking, guitar-playing alien who played for time while jiving us that we were voodoo. Recorded at London’s Trident Studios, THE RISE AND FALL...

The level of musicianship in Ambrosia was such that the band garnered a reputation as one that could "play anything," from the thorniest progressive rock composition to the lightest of love ballads; from classical night at the Hollywood Bowl to...

In 1969, if you wanted to hear a new band, brimming with confidence, putting their self-assurance to music, all you had to do was drop the needle on the third track of CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY's third side—a nearly eight-minute jam...

40 years ago this month, Crosby, Stills & Nash released their second album, which was also their fifth album, except only sort of. Don’t worry, we’ll explain everything. In 1969, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash released their debut...

29 years ago today, the Pet Shop Boys were talked into performing a pair of songs at the Piccadilly Theater, an occasion which is often described as the duo’s live debut. In fact, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe first hit...