Rock and Culture Anniversaries

This late-period triumph couldn't have been created in a more offhanded manner.

One album and a tour, then it was over.

Emerson Lake and Palmer struggled to capture '70s-era live shows that were perhaps more outsized than their studio albums.

He set a goal of "punching out of the Fleetwood Mac microcosm." Mission accomplished.

Their debut song could be the first example of niche marketing in rock history.

It’s about a car, perhaps a stripper or both – but this marked the pinnacle of their world dominance.

He needed a band that shared his vision. So, he stole one.

Will Ferrell's skit was so surreal that it ended up being aired toward the end of an episode.

Even three of the people involved with the original session returned to this song over the years.

The tragedy cast a long shadow on the rock world and, in the days that followed, that shadow only lengthened.

Richard Ramirez spent a portion of 1984 and '85 committing a string of unspeakable crimes under cover of darkness.

Turns out, fame just added sharper corners and greater heft to the chip he had on his shoulder.