Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, turned 30 last Friday.
If you’re familiar with the release (and really, who isn’t?), you know it’s chock-full of some of the biggest hits of all time. But Michael Jackson has always been a hit machine — before and after this classic record.
VSQ Performs the Hits of [...]

Looks like Dave Grohl won’t just be twiddling his thumbs while Foo Fighters is on hiatus.
Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme announced Tuesday on BBC Radio 1 that his musical soul mate and buddy Dave Grohl will be picking up his drum sticks and joining the band to record on QOTSA’s upcoming album. [...]

Earlier this week, pop-punk trio Green Day released the official music video for “The Forgotten,” the band’s contribution to the final Twilight saga soundtrack, which hits stores November 13th. The nostalgic and heartfelt power ballad incorporates swelling strings (which we, of course, love) and tender, soaring vocals, courtesy of lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong. The ethereal and [...]

The trio held a press conference this past Tuesday in Paris to confirm the highly anticipated release of their 13th studio album (coming Spring of 2013) and announce their world tour, which is scheduled to kick off May 7th, 2013. They plan to hit the road for a three month run in Europe before making [...]

 
Around this time a decade ago, Jason Mraz was celebrating the release of his energetic and spirited debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which had its official 10 year anniversary this past Monday, October 15th. The record includes fan favorites “You and I Both,” “Curbside Prophet,” and, of course, the landmark hit that helped [...]

October 14th will be a big day for David Bowie fans all round the world.
It will mark the 35th anniversary of one of Bowie’s most classic albums, Heroes. The album was one of three albums Bowie conceptualized around Berlin and the second of the infamous Brian Eno/David Bowie trilogy. Not only have critics highly praised [...]

50 years ago today in 1962, The Beatles’ very first single, “Love Me Do,” was released in the U.K.
The soulful and bluesy tune was penned by Paul McCartney (with John Lennon later contributing the eight bar middle section) in 1958 when he was just 16. It wasn’t always certain that “Love Me Do” would be [...]

September 29th is a big day for Stone Temple Pilots.
Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of STP’s multi-platinum, debut release Core. The breakout album hit #3 on the Billboard charts promptly after hitting shelves and is still regarded as the group’s strongest release to date.
To commemorate Core’s two-decade legacy, the band hit the road on [...]

Prepare the flannel! It’s been a long 16 years since Soundgarden’s last full-length album release in 1996. Yes, 1996 was that long ago.  Lead singer/guitarist Chris Cornell spent his time off playing with supergroup Audioslave, but we’re glad to see him get back to his roots. The Seattle-based grunge rockers’ brand new album “King Animal” is [...]

Celebration Day
Last Saturday, Led Zeppelin began a countdown on their official Facebook page with no inkling as to what it was actually for. The online frenzy sparked by the countdown and teaser videos stoked a fire in the hearts of fans and even gained them a fast 37,000 “likes” on Facebook.
After five days of teasing fans, the [...]