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How Toto Turned a Shelved Instrumental into the #1 Hit “Africa”
Glam Metal band Europe wrote a keyboard instrumental to be the opening music for their live shows…to play while they were walking out on stage… Then …
2 years, 5 months ago
The Story of Madness: How Our House Became a Global Smash
It’s interesting how a band can blow up on the other side of the pond in the UK and be one of the most renowned bands of it’s time and then over here…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Story Behind Don Henley’s The Heart of the Matter: Interviews with JD Souther and Mike Campbell
Coming up… separate interviews with 2 legends behind one of the most truthful and compelling songs of the rock era: The Heart of the Matter by Don He…
2 years, 5 months ago
How ELO’s Mr. Blue Sky Became the Happiest Song of All Time
In 1977 legend Jeff Lynne of ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) was trying to write songs for a new record but the weather was so dark around him he went…
2 years, 5 months ago
Freddie Mercury Wrote Killer Queen to Prove Classy People Can Be Flawed Too
It’s a song that is guaranteed to REARRANGE your mind. Just ask the legendary artist who wrote it. Freddie Mercury of Queen. Before this track, neit…
2 years, 5 months ago
How Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” Became the Sound of the 80s
It’s one of the most essential tracks of the 80s, a song that perfectly captures the neon decade in all its glory and infamy. Everybody want to rule …
2 years, 6 months ago
How Rush’s “Tom Sawyer” Revolutionized Rock with Its Iconic Opening Note
Today’s song only needed its opening note to spark a revolution on rock radio. It’s sinister, it’s mind-altering, it’s empowering. One growling in…
2 years, 6 months ago
How Chrissie Hynde Turned Tragedy into Triumph with “Back on the Chain Gang”
Coming up… New Wave and Rock icon Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders faced the unpleasant task of having to fire one of the co-founders of her band…The…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Creation of Foo Fighters’ “Times Like These” Amid Chaos and Conflict
They spent roughly a million dollars making an album that should have been the biggest of its time. However, after the better part of a year, this ba…
2 years, 6 months ago
How Van Halen’s “Panama” Responded to Critics and Became a Hard Rock Classic
Coming up… It may just be the greatest Hard Rock song ever. With music by the foremost guitar hero of Generation X, the late Eddie Van Halen, and ly…
2 years, 6 months ago