block-letter font with red bars above and below. This straightforward yet powerful design has become a defining symbol of hip-hop culture. Since its creation in the 1980s, the logo has represented the group's pioneering influence in the genre, appearing on everything from album covers to stre...
Metallica's lovingly titled audiovisual box set 'Live Shit: Binge & Purge' collected stage tracks spanning 1989 to 1993. Guns N' Roses' fifth album, featuring the only studio appearance for guitarist Gilby Clarke, features covers of punk and hard rock acts like the Stooges, New York Dolls, ...
Though many of his songs became synonymous with turning up, DMX had singles like “Who We Be” that struck more emotional chords. The second single from DMX’s fourth albumThe Great Depression, “Who We Be” is one of the most personal and profound DMX singles. He lays bare the poverty ...
” and released it on what would have been the music legend’s 59th birthday. The remake of the 1985 track off the Purple One’sAround the World in a Dayalbum will appear on Sheila E.’s forthcoming covers albumIconic, which will also feature appearances from...
2 on the Billboard 200, behind only Superunknown. Meanwhile, “Closer” became a worldwide hit – this despite Reznor’s assertion that the album had no “obvious radio and MTV songs.""I really like The Downward Spiral," the singer later remarked, looking back on his masterpiece. "It ...
Detroit native rapper Eminem was on top of the world by 2002 when he released his fourth album "The Eminem Show." As opposed to his previous two records, this one was only partly produced by hip-hop legend Dr. Dre, with some tracks produced by the artist himself. Consequently, the album...
‘80s allowed them to blossom with more forms of creativity and expressionism. Afros were shaped up with the sides cut short for a hi-top fade, and cornrows were braided in with flairs of individuality. Icons likeGrace Jonessported inspired looks on their album covers, and by the 1990s ...
As a solo artist on album, Pop rose up in 1977 with the one-two attack of the albums The Idiot and Lust For Life, just five months apart. That lust is still what makes Iggy tick today. “I’ve always been lucky,” he said in that Melody Maker interview. “I’ve wanted every...
During his five-decade career, Barnes created artwork for seven album covers; four of those original paintings will be shown together for the first time. Visitors will get an up-close view of “Late Night DJ,” which became the cover of Curtis Mayfield’s ...
John Lennon returned to his roots for 'Rock 'n' Roll,' a collection of pre-Beatles covers that contained a hit single in his rendition of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me." AC/DC debuted with 'High Voltage,' but the album was released only in Australia. A compilation of their first two...