I first met Michael Obrecht, who died in April, in 1988. He was my English teacher at Maclay School, and he wore the title of ...

From flying guitars and onstage fistfights to smashed birthday cakes and passive-aggressive faxes, explore 15 of rock’s most ...

The mid-1980’s were a fruitful, and cringe worthy, time for baseball songs with John Fogerty’s 1985 hit “Centerfield” and ...

Joe Jackson has released 22 studio albums since 1979 and is known for his meticulous recording regimen and ambitious stylistic explorations, from rock to rhumba and even classical.

It is with profound sadness that the family of Les Smith announces his peaceful passing at home, surrounded by the love of his family on May 15, 2026, at the age of 87. The loss of Les has left a ...

Toto guitarist Steve Lukather has offered some clarity on his in-progress recording project with Alex Van Halen, confirming that it will feature substantial archival work from Eddie Van Halen — and ...

The Grammy-winning band's hit ‘Jump' was their only Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper and won the first MTV Video Music Award David Lee Roth confirmed that ‘Jump' and other Van Halen songs were for the ...

David Lee Roth teared up while regaling his audience with a heartfelt story about his "full circle" songwriting experience ...

Throughout music history, a handful of guitarists have delivered iconic solos that were so extraordinary that they made them legends. Eddie Van Halen's masterpiece "Eruption" from Van Halen's 1978 ...

The lead singer of Van Halen shares the band wanted to make songs for girls to dance Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, Stylecaster, ...

Southern California’s greatest guitar band drew more from Southern rock than you might expect. Van Halen legend David Lee Roth waxed dude-ular, as only he can, on the subject, in an interview excerpt ...