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51 years ago today, Fleetwood Mac performed their first live gig, setting into motion a concert career which continues onward even now, albeit with a few tweaks to the band’s lineup. All together now: “A few?!” Good, now that everyone’s...

For as undeniable as Spike Lee’s influence as a filmmaker may be, it’s been more than a few years since the director has earned the sort of rave reviews that he’s pulling in for his latest flick, BlacKkKlansman . There’s...

It’s been 35 years since Twisted Sister made their Atlantic Records debut with the release of YOU CAN’T STOP ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, and to celebrate this decidedly momentous occasion, Rhino is re-releasing the iconic album while also adding a live...

Feeling nostalgic for the 2000s? If you aren’t, then you must not have seen the thousands of ads that CNN has been offering up lately to promote its new miniseries about the decade. On the other hand, if you’ve found...

The idea of a band making it onto the cover of Rolling Stone before the world at large has even heard their music is something that would bring out the cynicism in just about any rock critic, but The MC5...

The live album 101 is Depeche Mode at the height of their considerable power. Though 1990’s VIOLATOR was a great album and a bigger hit, 101 established the cultural impact of the band and looked back at the decade it...

Bo Burnham might have once been known solely for his efforts as a stand-up comedian, but the past year has turned him into something more: a director. Burnham’s debut directorial effort, Eighth Grade , has been receiving rapturous reviews from...

24 years ago this week, The Notorious B.I.G. released the first single from his debut studio album, kicking off his career in – no pun intended – a big way. Credited to Christopher Wallace (a.k.a. Biggie), Hunter McIntosh, Sean Combs,...

33 years ago this week, The Pogues released their second studio album, an LP which provided them with their first – and second – single to hit the UK charts and became the first gold record of the band’s career....