On this day in music, December 31, 1970, Paul McCartney filed a suit against the rest of The Beatles to dissolve their partnership. His reasons for doing so included the fact that the band was no longer performing together, as well as his bandmates’ choice to appoint...
On this day in music, December 21,1970, a stretch limo carrying Elvis Presley pulled up outside of the White House, where a driver handed over a letter from the King of Rock‘n’Roll. In his note, Presley asked for a moment of President Nixon’s time, in order to...
On this day in music, December 20, 1974, former James Gang and Barnstorm guitarist, Joe Walsh, officially replaced Bernie Leadon in the Eagles. Walsh was initially considered too “wild” of a player for the group, and band members were concerned about the...
ABBA Explores Digital Horizons With ‘The Visitors’ while also showcasing a brand-new technology. The Visitors marked one of the first records to be digitally recorded and mixed, as well as one of the earliest titles to be released on CD the following year. For...
In 1982, Hall and Oates began a four-week run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “Maneater.” The song, which marked the duo’s fifth US No.1, was also the group’s biggest hit in the UK, reaching No.6 on the pop...
Drastic Symphonies is a remix album by English rock band Def Leppard with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, released on 19 May 2023 through Bludgeon Riffola and Mercury Records. It was produced by Nick Patrick and Ronan McHugh, and contains 16 of the band’s songs...
Perhaps” is a song by the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses, released as a single on August 18, 2023. A limited edition 7-inch vinyl is scheduled to be released on October 27, 2023, with “The General” as its B-side. “Perhaps” was...
Road is the twenty-second solo and overall twenty-ninth studio album by American rock musician Alice Cooper, released through Earmusic on August 25, 2023. It was recorded live in the studio by Cooper and his touring band—guitarists Nita Strauss, Ryan Roxie and Tommy...
Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts is the twelfth studio album by American rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. The album was released in three separate installments of 11 songs—Atum: Act One was released on November 15, 2022, Atum: Act Two was released on January 31,...
Pink Floyd released their tenth studio album Animals in the US, where it reached No.3 in the charts. The album’s cover image, a pig floating between two chimneys on Battersea Power Station, was conceived by bassist Roger Waters and realised by long-time design...