Martin Popoff’s Metallica: Album by Album revisits the band’s albums, evolution and legacy through musicians, insiders and Tony’s own fan memories.
Posts tagged as “music history”
Deadman's Curve introduced me to Jan & Dean, The Beach Boys, and an unforgettable era of music that continues to inspire me today. Sometimes the greatest discoveries begin where you least expect them.
Question Mark and the Mysterians changed garage rock with "96 Tears." Explore their remarkable story, lasting influence, and emotional reunion celebration.
Learn how Ross Bagdasarian used tape recording tricks on Witch Doctor to create Alvin and the Chipmunks, changing music history in 1958.
Intercourse album reveals The Tokens' bold psychedelic reinvention, a rare lost masterpiece that transformed a doo-wop group into studio pioneers.
The Beatles' forgotten drummers before Pete Best and Ringo Starr, including Colin Hanton, Tommy Moore, Norman Chapman, Jimmie Nicol, and Andy White.
Thunderstorms in music shaped iconic songs by The Doors, Black Sabbath, The Cascades, Eminem, and more through haunting rain-soaked atmospheres and emotion.
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen remains one of the most ambitious songs ever recorded, built from opera, hard rock, and layered vocals using groundbreaking studio techniques.
The larger-than-life Billy Preston shaped hits for The Beatles and more while staying out of the spotlight. A look at his genius and lasting musical legacy.
Tony Iommi: See the birth of heavy metal from the factories of Birmingham to the global stage, where crushing riffs and dark tone reshaped rock history forever.
The Huguenot Museum displays a 1937 Nipper painting from HMV’s Oxford Street store, celebrating the iconic His Master’s Voice dog and music history.
Jimmie Nicol replaced Ringo Starr in 1964, briefly becoming a Beatle—and unknowingly inspiring the classic song “Getting Better” on Sgt. Pepper.
Brian Wilson, the creative force behind the Beach Boys, has died at 82. His timeless music and emotional depth forever changed pop history.
Explore the music that defined a generation with Gary Graff’s 501 Essential Albums of the 80s—a nostalgic, genre-spanning guide to the decade’s greatest albums.
Step inside The Chateau Marmont Hollywood Handbook, a dazzling insider’s guide to Hollywood’s most legendary hotel, where glamour, scandal, and history collide.