While this one is directed by Luis Valdez, it was produced by Taylor Hackford, who was busy that year, directing the next movie on my list,Hail Hail Rock ‘N’ Roll. The through-line is obvious, updating the energy of ’50s rock via the revisionist perspective of eighties culture. Lou ...
Tupelo MS is where it all began. The birthplace of Elvis Presley, it is also the birthplace of rock-n-roll and the transformation of American culture. Now, as it was then, this small town in the north-eastern corner of the state of Missouri is rather off the beaten track. But it sti...
at the Disco bested a classic act as the year's Top Rock Artist.Queen, who returned to the spotlight with 2018'sBohemian Rhapsodyfilm, saw the fruits of that momentum carry over into the new year. The boost from the film helped drive sales and streams of material from the entire Queen ...
was subtitled Alan Freed: The King Of Rock’n’Roll. Though it is a rather weak film, it is notable for being sprinkled with 21 performances by early, popular rock’n’roll singers and groups. Among the best songs are “Tra La la” by LaVern Baker, “You Can’t Catch Me” by Chuck...
This amalgamation of gothic rock, doom metal and heavy metal arose in the U.K. in the early 1990s. Gloomily ethereal, romantic and novelistic, goth metal is among the most vocally varied forms of metal (due in no small part to its wealth of female-fronted groups and spectrum of guttural...
with tributes to such important and iconic rock stars/groups/genres as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Bob Dylan, Frankie Valli, The Beatles, Beach Boys, Motown, Aretha Franklin, The Who, Janis Joplin, Woodstock, Simon & Garfunkel, Carole King, Led Zepp...
Her first paid job was a singing waitress at a nightclub named the Roaring Twenties.In 1975, Pat was discovered after performing at an amateur night at the comedy club Catch a Rising Star in New York. Her debut album, In the Heat of the Night, was released in August 1979, and ...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I am so proud of you," Nicks wrote on hersocial mediaearlier this year when Crow's induction was announced. "It's a very elite club for us women. I found out at four o'clock this morning and had to dance around my room for you. See you on the ...
Her first paid job was a singing waitress at a nightclub named the Roaring Twenties.In 1975, Pat was discovered after performing at an amateur night at the comedy club Catch a Rising Star in New York. Her debut album, In the Heat of the Night, was released in August 1979...
Given his success with the Byrds and Crosby Still and Nash, it’s easy to understand why David Crosby’s solo work can sometimes be overlooked. That doesn’t mean it deserves to be. Perhaps his solo career didn’t feature the popular mainstream hits of his previous groups, but the singer...