How Winger’s Career Tumbled in Less Than a Year
Winger was a hair metal band founded in 1986 in New York City by Kip Winger, former bassist for Alice Cooper. The other group members were guitarist Reb Beach, bassist Paul Taylor, and drummer Rob…
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Remembering Walter Yetnikoff: Record Exec Dies at 87
On August 10, 2021, the death of Walter Yetnikoff took the music industry by storm when David Ritz announced it. Yetnikoff was once at the peak of his career as a record executive, negotiating multi-million…
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Weezer is Releasing Four “Seasons” Albums in 2022
Weezer is an alt-rock band founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1992 by Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Matt Sharp, and Jason Couper. The group signed with Geffen Records in 1993. Lead singer Rivers Cumo was…
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Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” May Have Poached Other Music
They say there’s no such thing as a new story, and the same certainly applies to music. Like words, there are only so many possible notes you can play. Unsurprisingly, a whole lot of songs…
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How The Grateful Dead Helped Lithuania win an Olympic Medal
Before 1936, Basketball was a sport at the Olympics, although it was not one where you could win a medal. The United States has won more awards than any other country. In fact, they won…
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Remembering Charles Connor: Little Richard Drummer Dies at 86
Charles “Keep-A-Knockin’” Connor was born on January 14, 1935. He was the son of a Merchant Marine from Santo-Domingo who listened to many Cajun, Blues, and other island beats. His mother was born in New…
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Robert Plant Reflects on the Most Difficult Piece He Had to Sing
When Robert Plant was ten, his interest in music began, and he would imitate Elvis Presley. By the time he hit teenage, his musical interests had gravitated towards the blues, and he mentioned Willie Dixon…
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“Becoming Led Zeppelin” Featuring “Unprecedented Access”
Although there have been no less than five Led Zeppelin documentaries, including A to Zeppelin: The Led Zeppelin Story, all of these are unofficial and unsanctioned. Initially announced in 2019, the only authorized Led Zeppelin…
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Does The LBGTQ Community Really Bully Rappers?
We’ve all heard the saying that “bad press is better than no press,” but time and time again, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Da Baby, who is currently one of the biggest rappers…
