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40 Years Ago: Pat Benatar Keeps up the Fight on ‘Get Nervous’
Chrysalis Records took an approach with her career that was all too typical at the time.
35 Years Ago: Joe Walsh’s ‘Got Any Gum?’ Begins Career Downturn
For perhaps the first time, it sounded like his guitar was fighting to be heard.
Richard Marx, ‘Songwriter': Album Review
Four EPs show off veteran's versatility in multiple genres.
How Familiar Lovers at the Berlin Wall Sparked David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’
Classic song reached only No. 24 on the U.K. chart and failed to chart at all in the U.S.
45 Years Ago: Eric Carmen Somehow Completes a Deeply Personal Masterpiece
Former Raspberries frontman discusses difficult birth of 'Boats Against the Current.'
30 Years Ago: Elton John Returns From Addiction With ‘The One’
The 1992 album gave legend his first Top 10 hit in 16 years.
40 Years Ago: The Go-Go’s Take ‘Beauty and the Beat’ to No. 1
Their debut remains the only chart-topping album written and performed by an all-female rock band.
Van Halen Tried to Patch Themselves Together on ‘It’s About Time’
Song sounded like all was well with the band, but disaster was just around the corner.
‘Cake’ to Cash: 10 Great Steve Ferrone Tracks
On his 71st birthday, we celebrate the eclectic work of drummer extraordinaire Steve Ferrone with 10 of his best performances.
The Doors’ ‘L.A. Woman’: The Story Behind Each Track
Final statement from the band's original incarnation contains a little of everything that made them so engaging.