One scene in the miniseries The Queen’s Gambit was all it took to put the Dutch rock band Shocking Blue, and the band’s sultry singer, Mariska Veres, back on the media map.
Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023had vowed to improve on several of the shortcomings it had displayed in past years of the Virginia rock and metal event. But unfortunately for attendees, the 2023 edition was officially canceled by severe weather two days after a storm exposed a flawed evacuation pla...
76. Blue Oyster Cult, Fire of Unknown Origin Columbia 76. Blue Oyster Cult, 'Fire of Unknown Origin' (Columbia, 1981) Best known by the smash hit single “Burnin’ For You,” the sound of Blue Oyster Cult’s ‘Fire of Unknown Original’ is sonically different than the uplifting classic ...
Evening Standard, Stringer, Getty Images Janis Joplin Dies (1970) Just over two weeks after the death of Jimi Hendrix, singer Janis Joplin also died at the age of 27 from an accidental overdose. She had plans to work with her producer Paul Rothschild at L.A.'s Sunset Sound Studios on ...
There is often debate over whether Death’s ‘Scream Bloody Gore’ or Possessed’s ‘Seven Churches’ is the blueprint for death metal. While one could argue that the namesake was derived from the ‘Seven Churches’ track “Death Metal,” the album didn’t have nearly the same impact as ...
Getty Images 14. Inappropriate With a Capital I In 1980, 14-year-old Brooke Shields appeared in the film The Blue Lagoon. The movie was about two teenage cousins shipwrecked on a remote tropical island who eventually develop a romantic relationship. Owing to Shields being underage, The Blue ...
There is often debate over whether Death’s ‘Scream Bloody Gore’ or Possessed’s ‘Seven Churches’ is the blueprint for death metal. While one could argue that the namesake was derived from the ‘Seven Churches’ track “Death Metal,” the album didn’t have nearly the same impact as ...
Jay-Z and Blue Ivy at Super Bowl 57 Michael Strahan at Super Bowl 57 Mike Coppola, Getty Images Michael Strahan at Super Bowl 57 Gordon Ramsay at Super Bowl 57 Mike Coppola, Getty Images Gordon Ramsay at Super Bowl 57 Jordin Sparks at Super Bowl 57 ...
23. Blue Oyster Cult, 'Secret Treaties' (Columbia, 1974) ‘Secret Treaties’ was the product of a band on a massive upward trajectory and perhaps Blue Oyster Cult’s crowning achievement when discarding sales and chart positions. The riff-oriented “Career of Evil,” the angsty “Dominance an...
There is often debate over whether Death’s ‘Scream Bloody Gore’ or Possessed’s ‘Seven Churches’ is the blueprint for death metal. While one could argue that the namesake was derived from the ‘Seven Churches’ track “Death Metal,” the album didn’t have nearly the same impact as ...