When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...
You know them. You love them. You’re ready to see them again. Classic rock acts typically draw enthusiastic crowds in Birmingham, and hundreds — often thousands — of fans are thrilled to revisit ...
The year 1980 was more than a calendar-turning moment. It heralded a swath of new beginnings, abrupt endings, historic turns and subtle shifts. Surveying it all, our list of the Top 40 Rock Albums ...
Many of classic rock’s biggest acts stayed busy in 2024 despite constant (inaccurate) proclamations that rock is dying. These legends found plenty of ways to grab headlines with new music, sold ...
Christmas cheer from the likes of Twisted Sister, The Beach Boys, Billy Idol and Cheap Trick. Picture: Press Proving that the rock doesn't have to stop for Christmas, Radio X Classic Rock picks a ...