Joe Perry Says Steven Tyler Has Quit Aerosmith
In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun, guitarist Joe Perry says that ...
Twisted Tales: Liverpool Wildman Rory Storm Gets Left Behind in Beatles' Wake
In working-class Liverpool, Alan Caldwell was the "Golden Boy." Tall, blond and athletic, a soccer ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Coven Take Witchcraft and Devil Horn Hand Salute to the Top 40
The great occultist Jimmy Page once credited a certain band with starting "the dark image" in rock ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Norwegian Black Metalers Mayhem Take a Literal Stab at Notoriety
When the singer known as Dead departed the Norwegian black metal band known as Mayhem in April 1991, ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Johnny Horton Follows Too Closely in Friend Hank Williams' Footsteps
Aspiring country music singer Johnny Horton was in rural Milano, Texas, when he heard a radio report ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Off-His-Rocker Singer Vince Taylor Was Britain's Great Rockabilly Hope
By the time David Bowie met Vince Taylor, who was England's answer to American rockabilly rebels ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Fleetwood Mac Founder Peter Green Fails the Acid Test
With one of the biggest-selling albums of all time ('Rumours') to their name, the members of ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Stage Accident Paralyzes Curtis Mayfield's Body but Not His Spirit
Curtis Mayfield sang his last album one line at a time, lying flat on his back. It was the only way ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Singer-Songwriter Judee Sill Torn Between Jesus and Demon Drugs
When the tiny Oakland label American Dust releases 'Crayon Angel,' a tribute to the late songwriter ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Paul McCartney's Financial Advice to Michael Jackson Backfires
The song imagined a feud between Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney. The point of contention was a ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: The Beatles' Real-Life Dr. Robert Had the Feel-Good Cure for Celebs
If the walrus was Paul, John was the mule. John Lennon claimed he was the Beatle who typically ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: The Singing Nun Leads a Life of Holy Disorder After Her One Hit
When John F. Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963, many Americans turned to the church for ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Bonzo Dog Band Frontman Vivian Stanshall Was the Gonzo Bonzo
When Neil Innes first met Vivian Stanshall, the tuba player was dressed in an outlandish Victorian ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Roky Erickson Battles Aliens, Demons and Mental Illness
Not by coincidence, singer Roky Erickson is best known as one of rock's biggest mental health ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Sha Na Na's Novelty Retro Rock Survives Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix's early-morning dismantling of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' may be the truly immortal ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: Gospel Star David Walker Moonlights as R&B Screamer Bunker Hill
It's a question they were asking long before Thomas Edison was even born: Why should the devil have ... Read More »
Twisted Tales: James Taylor Sees Fire and Rain Inside Mental Institution
For generations, the music of James Taylor has been the sound of serenity. But before the singer ... Read More »
