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30 years ago today, Albert Joseph Brown III – better known to his fans as Al B. Sure! – released his debut album, an LP which took him to the top of the Billboard R&B Albums chart and resulted in...

Take me out tonight Where there's music and there's people And they're young and alive... On this week's episode of THE RHINO PODCAST, hosts Dennis and Rich take a deep dive into the recently released THE QUEEN IS DEAD (DELUXE...

We’re only a few days away from the 50th anniversary of Buffalo Springfield’s final show, a performance which capped a two-year period which saw the band releasing three studio albums: their self-titled debut, their sophomore effort, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD AGAIN, and...

26 years ago today, Bonnie Raitt was keeping busy in Boston by becoming the recipient of an honorary doctorate of music from the Berklee College of Music. Although Raitt had originally graduated from Oakwood Friends School in Poughkeepsie, New York...

46 years ago this week, David Bowie released the single that helped reinvigorate his career after his post-“Space Oddity” slump. Written by Bowie, who also co-produced the song with Ken Scott, “Starman” is one of the most famous tracks on...

35 years ago this week, The Replacements released their sophomore album, which was a slightly less ramshackle LP than their debut and one which is still a whole lot of fun. Recorded predominantly in “a warehouse in some godawful suburb...

by Will Harris Howard Shore started his music career in Canada, playing in the band Lighthouse and working for in both radio and television for the CBC before making his way to New York, and while he wasn’t ready for...

34 years ago today, Twisted Sister released the debut single from their third studio album, STAY HUNGRY, a track which proved to be the band’s only top-40 single but which also raised their profile to such a degree that they’re...

25 years ago today, a band best known as a spinoff of Jane’s Addiction released their self-titled debut album, an LP which scored solid sales figures while also delivering a #1 Modern Rock single. In 1991, SPIN ran an article...