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When The Yardbirds landed at Los Angeles' Shrine Exposition Hall in June 1968, the British quartet was on the verge of breaking up – frontman Keith Relf and drummer Jim McCarty to form progressive band Renaissance, bassist Chris Dreja to...

Kris Kristofferson is a man of many talents. He found himself within the pages of Sports Illustrated in 1958 for his athletic prowess at Pomona College, and his academics were strong enough to subsequently earn him a Rhodes scholarship to...

Since the sad, seemingly sudden, and all-too-soon death of David Bowie last year, Rhino has continued with the reissue campaign that had begun before his passing, giving fans an opportunity to enjoy their hero’s work with newly-remastered sound. What we’ve...

32 years ago today, Madonna’s sophomore album arrived at the top of the Billboard 200, giving her the first – but definitely not the last - #1 album of her career. Although Madonna had found a fair amount of success...

53 years ago today, the cast of Oliver! performed on The Ed Sullivan Show, giving a young up-and-comer named Davy Jones his first opportunity to shine on American TV. Oh, right, and the Beatles played, too. “I watched the Beatles...

Last week was no fluke. Dr. Rhino is all about the alphabet! This week it’s the killer B’s… ABOUT DR. RHINO A young Dr. Rhino first encountered the magic of song whilst being born in the front seat of a...

40 years ago today, one of the defining bands of the New York punk scene released their debut album. When the band Television originally formed in 1973, the lineup consisted of Tom Verlaine (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Richard Lloyd (guitar, vocals)...

It would not be an exaggeration to claim that THE COMPLETE STAX-VOLT SINGLES: 1959-1968 is one of the most important compilations in both rock ‘n’ roll and R&B history, which is why it seemed like such a great idea to...

50 years ago today (or possibly yesterday, given the time zone difference between the US and the UK), a Monkee met a Beatle and – during the course of the trip – experienced an evening which led to the germination...