As the first non-solo act on Apple Records, Badfinger had remarkable chemistry, huge hits on the charts, and they’d be critically acclaimed as natural successors to The Beatles. In fact, some referred to the band as, “The new Fab Four” and they were handpicked by the members of the Beatles themselves. Their songs and albums […]
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Rick Rubin is listed as the producer of Slipknot’s 2004 breakthrough album Volume 3: The Subliminal Verses but if you were to ask the members of Slipknot, more specifically frontman Corey Taylor, he doesn’t have fond memories of making the album. He often criticized Rick Rubin in the press. Volume 3: The Subliminal Verses Earns
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Guitarist Eddie Van Halen played a crucial role in Michael Jackson’s hit song, “Beat it” from his album, Thriller. The guitarist was taken by surprise when Thriller came out in 1982 and his name was nowhere to be found. Eddie wasn’t even the original guitarist who was asked to play on the song. Pete Townshend
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The LA Times perfectly summarized L7’s image saying, “L7 causes nightclub ceilings to rain sweat, small women to dive off stages and entire crowds to shake their heads rhythmically, violently to the beat. Its sound is characterized by howls and throbbing waves of distorted fuzz guitar, its image by torn jeans, wild hair and whatever
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The Stone Roses were a British band that could have had a massive career, but destiny had other plans. Hailing from Manchester, England, there was an air of excitement around the band in the late ’80s and early ’90s. It almost felt like a revolution was going to happen with the group and they would
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