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Michael Thomas

2381 posts
Michael Thomas is a music historian obsessed with the '70s and '80s rock scene. He collects vinyl and argues about Led Zeppelin daily.
01 June

“Bruce writes movies in songs”: The 1975 Bruce Springsteen Song Billy Joel Calls His Favorite

  • byMichael Thomas
Billy Joel
Bruce Springsteen’s catalog is filled with landmark songs that have helped define American rock music, but when Billy…
01 June

Radiohead Haven’t ‘Talked About’ a New Album Yet, Ed O’Brien Reveals

  • byMichael Thomas
Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien has addressed growing speculation about the band’s future, revealing that despite recent activity involving…
01 June

Paul McCartney reveals his favorite member of The Beatles: “I’m a fan”

  • byMichael Thomas
Paul McCartney
For over six decades, music enthusiasts, critics, and casual listeners alike have passionately debated the age-old question: Who…
31 May

Watch SHINEDOWN share Emotional New Video for ‘Young Again’, drop new album EI8HT

  • byMichael Thomas
shinedown
Shinedown have officially launched the next phase of their career by unveiling the music video for “Young Again”…
31 May

The 1991 Rush Song NEIL PEART Said Left Him Most Satisfied as a “Lyricist”

  • byMichael Thomas
Neil Peart
Over the course of his career with Rush, Neil Peart established himself as one of rock music’s most…
31 May

RIKKI ROCKETT Backs BRET MICHAELS’s Decision To Drop Out Of TRUMP-Backed America 250 Concert

  • byMichael Thomas
rikki rocket
Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has publicly voiced support for Bret Michaels following the singer’s decision to withdraw from…
31 May

WATCH: Rikki Rockett’s The Rockett Mafia launches 40th-anniversary tribute to Poison’s debut: “We wanted to capture that raw 1986 energy”

  • byMichael Thomas
rikki rocket
Glam metal history came alive this weekend as Poison’s co-founder and legendary drummer, Rikki Rockett, officially launched a…
31 May

STEVE LUKATHER Defends EDDIE VAN HALEN Album He Is Working On With ALEX VAN HALEN: ‘This Is Not Throwaway S***’

  • byMichael Thomas
Ever since Alex Van Halen casually dropped word that he was heading into the studio with Toto mastermind…
31 May

Rod Stewart cancels Las Vegas residency shows just hours before showtime

  • byMichael Thomas
Rod Stewart
Ticket holders were already arriving at the venue when the crushing news broke. In a sudden twist that…
31 May

Paul McCartney explains why The Beatles never reunited in the 1970s: “It could have spoiled the whole thing”

  • byMichael Thomas
Paul McCartney
For decades following their seismic April 1970 split, the question haunted every surviving member of the Fab Four:…
31 May

Mick Jagger shuts down Rolling Stones live retirement rumors: “I absolutely would love to”

  • byMichael Thomas
When reports surfaced in late 2025 that The Rolling Stones were pulling the plug on their highly anticipated…
29 May

THE WHO’s ROGER DALTRE Claims ‘We Were The First Heavy Metal Band’

  • byMichael Thomas
roger daltrey
While bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple are traditionally credited with forging the dark, thunderous…
29 May

Roger Daltrey sparks hope for a new studio album with The Who and hints at live return: “We are not retired”

  • byMichael Thomas
roger daltrey
For a band whose most famous lyric is “I hope I die before I get old,” The Who…
29 May

Bruce Springsteen calls the Trump administration’s latest policy an “American tragedy”

  • byMichael Thomas
Bruce Springsteen has never shied away from using his platform as a megaphone for the American working class…
29 May

Tom Morello Drops Anti-Fascist Track ‘Adjourn It’ Featuring Serj Tankian and His 15-Year-Old Son

  • byMichael Thomas
Tom Morello has never been one to sit quietly during turbulent political times, and his latest musical offering…
28 May

“I never asked for your crutch”: The 1966 Bob Dylan Song Written To Mock John Lennon

  • byMichael Thomas
lennon
In the mid-1960s, the mutual admiration between Bob Dylan and The Beatles fundamentally reshaped popular music. Dylan pushed…
28 May

The 1967 Pink Floyd Track That Changed Syd Barrett Forever: “That Was When He Altered”

  • byMichael Thomas
syd barette
Before Pink Floyd became the stadium-filling, progressive rock juggernaut of the 1970s, they were a rogue collective of…
28 May

Pop’s ‘Grandad’: Paul McCartney Drifts From Hip-Hop to Praise Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter

  • byMichael Thomas
Paul McCartney
Throughout his unparalleled seven-decade career, Sir Paul McCartney has never been an artist frozen in the past. While…
28 May

‘We’ve Lost That Direction For Our Energy’: Sting Links The Decline Of Manual Labor To Modern Society’s Toxicity

  • byMichael Thomas
sting
Rock legend and former frontman of The Police, Sting, has sparked a fierce cultural conversation by suggesting that…
28 May

Poison’s Bret Michaels To Headline ‘Wings Of Freedom’ Day At Massive 16-Day D.C. Celebration

  • byMichael Thomas
bret michales
The United States is gearing up for its landmark Semiquincentennial, and the nation’s capital is hosting a massive,…
28 May

Tom Morello Recruits Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters & Massive All-Star Lineup For ‘Power To The People’ Festival

  • byMichael Thomas
In a massive live announcement that shook Washington D.C., iconic guitarist and activist Tom Morello has officially unveiled…
27 May

How LUKE BRYAN’s Farm Tour Stop Fulfilled A Late Wife’s Heartbreaking Last Wish

  • byMichael Thomas
Luke Bryan’s annual Farm Tour has built a massive legacy around bringing large-scale concert experiences directly to the…
27 May

THE CHICKS Announce Intimate 2026 ‘Taking The Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour: ‘This Is Our Lives’

  • byMichael Thomas
Twenty years after the country music industry attempted to turn its back on them, The Chicks are stepping…
27 May

Andrew Watt Was So Starstruck by Paul McCartney, He Asked for a Slap to Prove He Wasn’t Dreaming

  • byMichael Thomas
Andrew Watt has worked with a long list of major artists, but even he could barely process the…
27 May

“Wouldn’t they let me know?”: Pattie Boyd Questions Why She Was Left Out of the Beatles Biopic

  • byMichael Thomas
Pattie Boyd has revealed that she has not been contacted by anyone involved in the upcoming Beatles biopic…
27 May

Watch Thom Yorke Join Flea on Stage in London for a Surprise Reunion Night

  • byMichael Thomas
Thom Yorke made a surprise appearance at Flea’s first solo London performance on May 26, 2026, at KOKO…
27 May

Glen Matlock Says a Sex Pistols Reunion With John Lydon “Is Not Gonna Happen”

  • byMichael Thomas
Glen Matlock has made his position clear: a Sex Pistols reunion with John Lydon is not going to…
27 May

Paul McCartney Reveals Bob Dylan Is the One Musician Who Still Makes Him “Nervous to Approach”

  • byMichael Thomas
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney has never had trouble mixing with music royalty, but there is still one name that seems…
27 May

“I Said, No”: Phil Collins won’t be performing at his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction

  • byMichael Thomas
phil collins
Phil Collins has confirmed that he will not perform at his upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…
27 May

A Perfect Circle Return With “Starless,” Their First New Song in Eight Years

  • byMichael Thomas
A Perfect Circle have returned with “Starless,” their first new song in eight years, giving fans a fresh…
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