Arquivos de Tag: Anniversaries

How Alice Cooper Embraced Notoriety on ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy’

After years of being told how awful they were, Alice Cooper decided to prove their critics right on [...]

When U2 Dove Headlong Into Love With ‘Two Hearts Beat as One’

War was, in many ways, the moment in which U2 found the collective will to [...]

How Robert Plant’s ‘Heaven Knows’ Embraced Both Past and Present

Robert Plant resisted most forms of reminiscence after the 1980 dissolution of Led Zeppelin. He simply [...]

How Jerry Cantrell Entered Uncharted Territory With ‘Cut You In’

Despite never officially disbanding, Alice in Chains had become essentially inactive by the end of the ’90s, [...]

40 Years Ago: Eurythmics Finally Make It With ‘Sweet Dreams’

Released Jan. 4, 1983, Eurythmics’ second album, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),  launched the band to [...]

When David Lee Roth Scaled the Heights With ‘Just Like Paradise’

David Lee Roth was aware that his second solo album, Skyscraper, would be viewed as [...]

Why Tom Petty Was ‘Grateful’ for Role in ‘The Postman’

Tom Petty appeared on-screen for only a few moments in 1997’s The Postman, but it may [...]

R.E.M. Find a Hollow Center in ‘Sweetness Follows’

“Sweetness Follows” is the centerpiece of R.E.M.’s Automatic for the People, filling that role both [...]

Peter Gabriel’s Unusual Path to Fame With ‘Shock the Monkey’

Peter Gabriel became fascinated with found sounds while recording his fourth album at a home [...]

R.E.M.’s Cover of Wire’s ‘Strange’ Speaks to the Moment

R.E.M. loved to cover their musical heroes – in concert, on tribute albums, for b-sides. [...]