In 1989, Madonna was readying to release her 4th album, Like a Prayer. According to the book, Madonna: An Intimate Biography, the pop star reflected on her 4th album, “It’s about the influence of catholicism on my life and the passion it provokes in me. In these songs, I’m dealing with specific issues that mean […]
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By the late ’90s, Metallica was on a creative streak, releasing 4 albums in 4 years. Garage Inc was a release that consisted of covers and saw the band pay homage to their influences. “Turn the Page” Reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Charts The lead single from the release of Garage Inc was a
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In late 1976, the punk rock band, Sex Pistols, still relatively unknown to most of the public, appeared on British television. Their appearance resulted in one of the biggest uproars in British television history. Queen Scheduled to Appear on Today With Bill Grundy On December 1, 1976, the rock band Queen was set to appear
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Poison Poison is an American glam metal band that achieved a lot of commercial success in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s. They went on to sell over 45 million records worldwide and unlike a lot of bands from that 80s era, they never broke up, but rather underwent lineup changes. Ricky Rocket Arrest on Rape
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Guns N’ Roses released their debut LP, Appetite for Destruction in July of 1987. The album was a slow burn, taking nearly a year to break big. In 1988, almost a year after the album came out, Slash, Duff and Izzy made an appearance on the radio program, Rockline. Appetite For Destruction Rises the Charts
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