Pinned in by disco on one side and punk on the other, stuck in a creative rut that led some critics to proclaim they were yesterday's news and facing the loss of guitarist Keith Richards to an extended prison sentence, the Rolling Stones entered 1978 in need of a rebound. And they got it with 'Some Girls.'
2 weeks ago Love to see you this evening at "The Downtown Lapeer Summer Concert Series". This is the first show of ten free concerts that will be happening every Thursday evening on the court house lawn from 6:30 until 8pm. "3rd Degree Burns" will be playing classic rock tonight.
30 years ago, on the night of June 5, 1983, a half-capacity crowd risked inclement weather to congregate at scenic Red Rocks Amphitheatre, situated outside Denver, Colorado, and witness, unbeknownst to them, one of the critical events in the inexorable rise to stardom undertaken by Irish rockers U2. The event was later immortalized on the seminal live album, ‘Under a Blood Red Sky.’
2 weeks ago The Rolling Stones continue with their tour Thursday night in Toronto, celebrating 50 years of rocking.
This week in 1965, The Rolling Stones put out one their most famous tunes "Satisfaction".
It may have taken 35 years to get here, but you can finally hear a new Black Sabbath record featuring lead vocals from Ozzy Osbourne.
After two acclaimed but commercially under-appreciated albums, Bruce Springsteen finally got the mainstream success he wanted with 1975's 'Born to Run.' However, he learned about the darker side of his dreams when it came time to record the follow-up, 'Darkness on the Edge of Town,' which was released on June 2, 1978.
Several weeks ago, Queensryche offered fans the first early glimpse of their upcoming album with the new track 'Redemption' -- and now they're following up with another pre-release single, titled 'Fallout.'
A Chilean radio station is streaming a new song by Black Sabbath. Futuro 88.9 FM premiered 'End of the Beginning' yesterday. You can hear the song -- all eight-plus minutes of it -- here.
For their fourth album, 1981's 'Ghost in the Machine,' the Police opened up and smoothed down their spiky punk- and reggae-inspired sound, achieving a major commercial breakthrough in the bargain. But as they proved on June 1, 1983, 'Ghost' was just the opening act for the album that would cement the band's status as one of the biggest rock groups on the planet.
After charting a steadily upward commercial trajectory with their first four albums, Talking Heads appeared poised for a breakthrough with their fifth LP, 'Speaking in Tongues.' And that's exactly what they achieved, selling a million records and scoring their first (as well as only) Top 10 single.
