• 5 Bad Vocalist Solo Debuts, from David Lee Roth to Nearly All of The Beatles

    On this date 30 years ago, Freddie Mercury of Queen released his first solo album, Mr. Bad Guy...and it failed drastically, at least from a commercial standpoint. It seems odd now—when a solo album from Brandon Flowers or other vocalists attached to a big-name band can release an album by themselves and land in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 without breaking a sweat—that one of the liveliest frontmen in rock history couldn't get into the Top 150 of the album sales charts with his first solo release. That said (and despite the cheesy image of Mercury in shades on the album cover), Mr. Bad Guy ain't a bad record. That can't be said about the solo debuts of these other famous vocalists, from The Beatles' members to David Lee Roth.

  • Morrissey Tour Comes for United States after Two False Starts; Blondie and Amanda Palmer Among Openers

    Morrissey's last two attempts at a tour in North America haven't gone so well, as both were cut short by illness. The vocalist has announced a new run however and we're hoping that third time is indeed the charm. Although a constant opener hasn't been announced yet, Blondie has been named as a one-night opener for Moz's show at Madison Square Garden in New York, while Amanda Palmer will open for the closing night of the run in San Jose.

  • 8 Artists Who Hated The Production On Their Own Albums: Nirvana, Oasis, And More

    Making albums is almost always a collaborative process between the artist and their producer, which means that egos often clash and ideas are often compromised. For these eight artists, however, these compromises apparently didn't work out in their favor. Here are eight artists who hated the production on their albums.

  • Debbie Harry, David Johansen To Perform At John Lennon Tribute In December

    asdThe 34th annual John Lennon Tribute Concert will take place on Dec. 5 in New York City, and today, the concert’s lineup has been announced, Rolling Stone reports. Among the headliners are Debbie Harry of Blondie, David Johansen of the New York Dolls, and Kate Pierson of the B-52s. Rock photographer Bob Gruen, who photographed Lennon during the ‘70s, will be honored at the event with the first ever John Lennon Real Love Award.

  • 8 Great Albums That Open With Cover Songs: Blondie, Pixies, And More

    For performers who write their own songs, an album's opening track is pretty tricky. There's a lot of pressure to write an excellent song that catches the listener's attention and entices them to listen further, but some artists get around this by opening their albums with cover songs instead. Here are eight great albums that open with cover songs.

  • New Year's Eve Times Square: Miley Cyrus, Macklemore and Blondie to perform

    Less than two weeks from the event itself, ABC has finally revealed the lineup for its Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, perhaps the most apostrophized title in this history of television. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Blondie, Icona Pop, and in case you hadn't seen enough of her yet, Miley Cyrus will perform at Times Square this year.
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