How Billy Preston Became 'Like a Fifth Beatle,' Saved the Band's “Let It Be” Sessions: 'They Were Struggling'
His name was Billy Preston, and he ended up being the only person other than John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and ...
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Behind the Album: ‘Workingman’s Dead’ by the Grateful Dead and How It Helped Establish a Template for Their Studio Albums To Come
The Grateful Dead earned a reputation as a live band beyond compare. Their studio output is also revered from start to finish ...
How The Doors snatched victory from the jaws of chaos to make the classic Morrison Hotel album
By 1970, Jim Morrison was in an alcoholic spiral and facing jail time – but The Doors still managed to make one of their ...
Linkin Park’s ‘Numb’ Is In The Middle Of A Huge Week On The Charts
Just before Linkin Park's new album From Zero takes over the Billboard charts, the band's years-old single "Numb" is enjoying ...
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Behind the Album: ‘1984,’ Van Halen’s Smash Hit Farewell to the David Lee Roth Era
Van Halen was a band about to splinter, the differences between its lead singer and its guitarist simply too vast to bridge. Those differences actually helped to make 1984, the album the band released ...
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Music Review: Linkin Park returns on ‘From Zero,’ their first album since Chester Bennington’s death
Linkin Park, the inventive American rap-rock band who wove electronica into its heavy, melodic compositions, return with ...
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Issues At 25: The Last Classic Korn Album
There's something eerie about returning to Korn 's 1999 album, Issues. In one sense, the album represents the apex of an era ...
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Album: Linkin Park - From Zero
The return of Linkin Park has been a long, winding path. The seven years since Chester Bennington's passing have swirled with ...
The Cure Hits No. 1 In America For The First Time On Multiple Charts
The Cure's new album Songs of a Lost World debuts on six Billboard charts this week, and it brings the band to the No. 1 spot for the first time on five of those lists.
Linkin Park’s From Zero is a scream – plus the week’s best albums
It’s fair to say that September’s unveiling of Emily Armstrong as the new singer of Californian nu-metal band Linkin Park was ...
What instrument is used at the beginning of The Velvet Underground’s ‘Sunday Morning’?
The Velvet Underground's 'Sunday Morning' is instantly recognisable for its dreamy, childlike riff. But what instrument is ...