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When Mondo Rock released Baby Wants To Rock in 1984, they were riding high on a string of Australian hits but still searching for a global breakthrough. The single became a staple on Australian radio, ...
According to Mediabase, a music industry service that monitors airplay in over 180 markets, 25 of the 40 most-played songs on ...
Many progressive rock acts faltered in the 80s. But these five bands found impressive success on the pop charts in that decade.
From unknown to kings of the rock world, we investigate the history of some of college rock's biggest success stories.
Michael “Tunes” Antunes, who played saxophone across five decades for popular rock band John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band ...
Wow, my inbox was overflowing after the last column focused on 50,000-watt AM rock radio of the 1960s and ’70s.
The power pop band's rare vinyl were never officially released, yet they've become collector's items for fans of obscure '70s ...
For these generations, "butt rock" is a term of endearment for the post-grunge bands that dominated radio airwaves during their childhood. Plus, Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and Creed's Scott Stapp have ...
Music was always in Mike Chapman’s blood. As a boy, he collected bottles at the Brisbane showgrounds and traded them for money, which he saved to buy his first guitar. In his career he has penned ...
Al Stewart, the British singer/songwriter best known for his melodic 1976 soft-rock hit “Year of the Cat,” celebrated his 80th birthday on September 5.
But at 8 a.m. on Thursday morning, 89X returned — once again playing Jane’s Addiction and resurrecting “Windsor-Detroit’s ...