Did Mini-Mötley Crües Kill ‘Hair Metal’?

Did Mini-Mötley Crües Kill ‘Hair Metal’?

If you are spending sleepless nights trying to figure why “Hair Metal” died an unceremonious death in the early ’90s there is an answer…. maybe a couple. It’s generally accepted that Grunge (Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, among others) killed Hair Metal. That obviously had something to do with it but according to Ratt‘s Stephen…

Beach Boys
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Beach Boys

The Beach Boys featured three talented brothers, Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson, a cousin, Mike Love and a friend, Al Jardine. Of them all, the most talented and sensitive was Brian. Their first hit was “Surfin’ U.S.A.” which put new lyrics to a Chuck Berry riff. The Beach Boys were soon on a roll with…

Metallica’s Twelfth #1

Metallica’s Twelfth #1

Metallica’s “72 Seasons,” the title track from their most recent album, is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 7/1).   The song is the second from the “72 “Seasons” album to top the chart.  “Lux Æterna” was the first.  Metallica now has twelve Mainstream Rock chart-toppers, which puts them in a three-way tie…