Blue Oyster Cult will release a 17-disc box set entitled ‘The Columbia Album Collections’ through Sony Legacy on Oct. 30 in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.
Getting Eddie Van Halen to talk about the inspiration behind any of his songwriting efforts is rather difficult, in part because he refuses to take much credit for his work. “I’ve said plenty of times, I can’t claim to ever have really written anything. Because I don’t really feel like I’m responsible, it comes through me.”
I have a confession to make: I am an '80s reject.
Rock legends ZZ Top will be honored with the Living Legends award at Classic Rock magazine’s Roll of Honour awards ceremony. The event will take place at London’s Roundhouse Theater on Nov. 13.
Chances are pretty good that if you listen to Jack FM's Awesome '80s Weekend starting tomorrow, and you have a favorite song from that decade, we're going to play it. Just don't request it.
Rumors that former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder is rejoining the band are running rampant on the internet after a still of the keyboardist from their ‘Policy of Truth’ video was posted Thursday on the Mode’s Facebook page. The picture was accompanied by the line “Never again / Is what you swore,” which, of course, is from ‘Truth.’ The post has already racked up more than 45,000 “likes” from excited Facebook fans, although neither the band nor Wilder himself have commented one the matter. The whole thing is mere speculation could easily be nothing more than a big tease.
It’s long been speculated that Eddie Van Halen makes a musical cameo in the 1985 classic film ‘Back to the Future.’ Now the guitarist has confirmed it. TMZ reports that Van Halen has confirmed it’s him playing on the cassette Marty McFly scares his father with.
He rose to fame as a makeup-sporting shock rocker whose music, stage name, and concert shenanigans gave parents nightmares and drove kids wild — but we’ve known for awhile now that Alice Cooper, a.k.a. Vincent Furnier, is actually a nice, normal, golf-loving guy, and he just proved it again with the grand opening of his long-planned Rock Teen Center in Phoenix, AZ.
Some of Jack's favorite things are 80's music, partying at the beach and long weekends. Lucky for you, because we're celebrating Memorial Day and our 7th Birthday with a 3 day weekend of Awesome 80's music. It's our gift to ourselves, but if you enjoy it too, that's great.
Rock fans, specifically those of the glam-metal era, can start cultivating their offspring’s musical taste as early as infancy, thanks to ‘Hair Goes Lullaby,’ the latest disc of rock songs turned into soothing ones by Jammy Jams.
When Tom Cruise starred in ‘Risky Business,’ he only had to lip-sync the Bob Seger classic ‘Old Time Rock & Roll.’
But in the upcoming big-screen version of the Broadway hit ‘Rock of Ages,’ Cruise actually sings hits by Guns N’ Roses and Def Leppard — and those renditions are part of the movie’s soundtrack, due June 5.
July 4, 2011 It's 80's weekend, so make sure you grab your hairspray! Today we are flashing you back to the BIG hair era! Don't be shy, we know many of you had these super cool looks at one point!
If you happened to let awesome hairstyles from the 80's drift out of your mind, then check out the gallery above and refresh your memory!
