Music

Billy Idol broke out in the 1980’s as one of the most popular musicians of the time. His music combined punk rock and glam rock influenced by mainstream 1960’s rock and roll. Idol was born…

Slipknot has been entertaining fans for nearly 30 years, and despite the lineup changing with only one founding member remaining, the energy has never dwindled. The band is known for their crazy headbanging and strange…

In 1983, Slayer released their debut album. Three years later, they broke into the mainstream with “Reign in Blood,” a killer album that would go on to set the bar for thrash metal. Their music…

Aerosmith’s “Toys in the Attic” was the album that lunged this band to the top. Aerosmith, a young band at the time, was staffed by an unabashed group of courageous young men, adventurous, unafraid and…

Genesis are the musical equivalent of Miracle Whip. Some people love them, citing their inarguable influence on prog-rock as reason enough to worship at their altar. Other people hate them. The reason there is simpler:…

Lynyrd Skynyrd may have been the most famous band to emerge from Florida in the 1970s, but Molly Hatchet came a close second. You wouldn’t expect a band named after an infamous 17th-century ax murder…

It’s tempting to dismiss Grand Funk Railroad as a wannabe Cream. After all, it’s what people have been saying for years. But before they were trashed, trivialized, and summarily dismissed, they ruled the world. For…

In 1964, the Kinks released their first album. In the process, they invented a new genre. When singer-songwriter Ray Davies’ little brother Dave slashed up his amp’s speaker with a razor on the album’s leading…

If you’ve watched the newly released Army of the Dead, you probably heard that catchy Viva Las Vegas cover. The Netflix film also has an expanded universe already in the works so maybe we’ll get…