Click the image to learn more. Originally written as a tongue-in-cheek joke, the song became one of the band’s biggest hits. When The Who released “Squeeze Box” in 1975, many listeners couldn’t help but smile. Driven by an infectious acoustic riff and an irresistibly catchy chorus, the song became one of the band’s biggest hits. Yet behind its playful melody was a joke that songwriter Pete Townshend never intended anyone to take too seriously. How an Accordion Practice Sessio

Clikc the image to learn more. The 13-minute-plus track brings Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s classic poem into the world of heavy metal. Iron Maiden’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” remains one of the most ambitious long songs in heavy metal, 42 years after its release. Running for more than 13 minutes, the epic track closes the band’s fifth studio album, Powerslave, and continues to stand out as a major piece of the group’s live history. Written by bassist and primary songwriter

Click the image to learn more. The Cure’s ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ is getting a big social media push. One of the biggest new wave hits of the 1980s is seeing a resurgence in popularity, placing it among the Top 50 of TikTok’s most-streamed songs. According to TikTok’s featured song list, “Boys Don’t Cry” by The Cure is holding strong on the charts. The song is currently at the number 45 position. It sits among some of today’s more recognizable tunes. However, listeners appear to res

Click the image to learn more. Singer Bonnie Tyler, known for hits including Total Eclipse of the Heart, Holding Out for a Hero and It's a Heartache, has died at the age of 75. A message posted on the official website for the hugely popular Welsh power ballad diva read: "Bonnie's family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for." In May, the performer,

Click the image to learn more. BBC Music Magazine ranked this ‘Queen of Rock and Roll’ as the greatest frontwoman in rock history, ahead of Patti Smith, Christine McVie and Janis Joplin. Stevie Nicks has earned another major honor. BBC Music Magazine recently ranked the 25 greatest frontwomen in rock history, and the Fleetwood Mac icon claimed the No. 1 spot. The honor is the latest accolade for NIcks, whom Rolling Stone once famously dubbed the “Queen of Rock and Roll.” In i

Click the image to lern more. The feel-good classic became one of the defining songs of the 1970s — and its legacy continues to grow more than five decades later. In June 1973, King Harvest took the stage on The Midnight Special and delivered a legendary performance of their smash hit, “Dancing in the Moonlight.” The foursome’s infectious groove, shimmering electric keyboards, and feel-good harmonies perfectly captured the golden era of 1970s soft rock. But few watching at ho

Bill Cody, one of country music’s most beloved broadcasters and the longtime voice of WSM and the Grand Ole Opry, has died at age 67. For more than three decades, Bill Cody helped bring country music into the homes, cars and workplaces of millions of listeners. The longtime WSM radio personality and Grand Ole Opry announcer died Tuesday in Nashville at age 67, according to an Instagram post from WSM Radio. Cody had been a fixture on Nashville’s legendary WSM-AM since 1994, ho

Click the image to learn more. 43 years ago, a rock staple began with an unexpected inspiration Long before it became a defining hit of the hair metal era, one of its most beloved songs was shaped by an unlikely source 43 years ago. Def Leppard was recording the second single for their breakthrough LP Pyromania when lead singer and songwriter Joe Elliott found himself in a quandary. He didn’t have a chorus for the song that would eventually become “Rock of Ages.” The band was

Click the image to learn more. When Soundgarden released their 1994 album Superunknown, its overwhelming success was the result of three months’ worth of grueling recording sessions and being pushed to their creative limits. Producer Michael Beinhorn knew he could draw water from this stone, and while his hands-on approach wasn’t always appreciated, there’s no denying the results. The combined effort of Beinhorn and the band led to international hits like “Black Hole Sun”. Ch

Click the link to learn more. The music icon who died 45 years ago today never heard the album that made him a household name around the world. Forty-five years ago today, Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital at 36 years old. Too young by any measure, but old enough to have already changed the world. What few people realize is that the album most people associate with him, the one still selling hundreds of thousands of copies every year, didn’t exist while he was alive. Legend

Click the image to learn more. Hot Chocolate co-founder and bassist Tony Wilson, who co-wrote the band’s biggest hit “You Sexy Thing,” has died. He was 89. Wilson’s death was announced on April 24 by his family on his official Facebook page. “Dad left us today, April 24th 2026. He left a lot of music behind…forever and ever,” the post read. “I am thankful that on Friday 17th during our conscious talk time he was led to the Lord with understanding.” “Some mornings later he ask

The quintessential grunge album cemented this band’s legacy as titans of the genre. When most people think of “grunge,” they understandably think of Nirvana. However, the band wasn’t the only juggernaut of the genre. Among the “Big Four of Grunge,” alongside Nirvana, is another Seattle-based rock outfit: Pearl Jam. Pearl Jam was one of the most influential bands of the ’90s and is still going strong today. The four-piece group burst into the mainstream with their debut, Ten,

Click the image to learn more. This ’70s flop topped the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in 1982. In 1982, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts turned a 1975 flop into a global smash hit with their cover of “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.” The original version of “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” was released in 1975 by the British band The Arrows as the B-side to their single, “Broken Down Heart.” While the song received a generally positive response — prompting the band to re-release it as an A-side

Click the link to learn more. The "Take This Job and Shove It" singer, known for being part of the outlaw music country movement, but also for incredibly racist lyrics, died April 29 David Allan Coe, a country singer notorious for outlandish, often obscene performances that made him central to the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and '80s, died on Wednesday. He was 86. His booking agent David Wade shared he died at about 5:08 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, but gave no other

Click the image to learn more. ‘When it was finished, I knew it had all of the pieces – everything about it was catchy.’ On April 27, 1994, Twisted Sister released their biggest hit, “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” written by lead singer Dee Snider. According to Snider, he knew the heavy metal anthem was destined to be a hit as soon as he finished writing it. “When it was finished, I knew it had all of the pieces – everything about it was catchy,” he told Louder Sound in 2025. “My

Click the image to learn more. “It was dismissed by so many people because it was so doggone catchy and clever,” the singer claimed. In the early ’80s, Styx were flying high as one of the most successful rock bands in America – until they came unstuck when a million-selling single from a bizarre concept album alienated many of their fans and led to the band splitting. Styx’s golden run had begun in 1977 when the power ballad Come Sail Away made the US top 10 and powered the a

Click the image to learn more. Peter Gabriel spent 16 hours lying under a glass sheet so stop-motion animators could film one frame at a time. The result won nine MTV Awards. In 1986, a musician laid under a glass sheet for 16 hours while animators moved tiny objects across his face one frame at a time. (Now that’s what we call an artist). The result changed what anyone thought a music video could be — and nearly 40 years later, nothing has come close to topping it. Peter Gab

Click the image to learn more. Social media users pointed out that concert-goers had no idea who Smashing Pumpkins icon Bill Corgan was. ’90s rock legend Billy Corgan, the lead singer of Smashing Pumpkins, received a lackluster response to his surprise Coachella performance with Sombr. On Saturday, April 11, Sombr made his Coachella debut on the same day that Corgan made his, as the two men sang the Smashing Pumpkins song “1979.” The Coachella Crowd Was Underwhelmed by Billy

Click the image to learn more. A chart-topping hit in 1988 once dominated radio—but years later, it earned a very different reputation and was even labeled ‘the corniest song of all time.’ A 1988 pop song from one of the era’s best vocalists became so popular that it reached No. 1. Even though it once dominated the chart, the tide has taken an unexpected turn against the track over time. Billy Ocean’s ‘Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car’ has been called “the corniest song o

Click the image to learn more. The Strangler’s unlikely hit went double Platinum, thanks to TikTok. If you’ve been comfortably doomscrolling, chances are you’ve encountered a TikTok or an Instagram reel with background music featuring a melancholic harpsichord and an equally haunted singer. Used everything from videos about cats and heartbreaking sports losses to wedding photos; the music has resonated with social media users looking for a medieval-sounding, atmospheric tune…