Rock N' Roll True Stories

Elastica: Whatever Happened to the Impressive Band?

Ahead of the British band Elastica even releasing their debut album, there was a monumental amount of hype around the group. The group’s first album was a big success, but their decade-long existence would be dogged by infighting, lineup changes, lawsuits, drugs, aborted studio sessions, and life under the spotlight. Elastica front-woman and guitarist Justine

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Why Tom Petty Never Sued The Red Hot Chili Peppers

In 2006 the Red Hot Chili Peppers released their 9th studio album, Stadium Arcadium. One of the biggest singles off the album and the Chili Peppers career was the song “Dani California” but the band soon found themselves being compared to musician Tom Petty and it wasn’t in a way they had hoped. “Dani California”

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Why Rage Against The Machine Broke Up & Zack De La Rocha Quit

2000 was a year full of turmoil for Rage Against the Machine. While the band would release a new covers album and record and play some shows, as well as record a live album, there was wild speculation that the band was done. “I feel that it is now necessary to leave Rage because our

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