The most expensive guitar ever sold at auction was played on one of the best selling albums of all time. It fetched more than $14 million in March of 2026.
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For helping to defend their government from an attempted coup in 1991, young Soviet metalheads were rewarded with the concert of a lifetime.
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Invented in Japan in the 1970s, this ubiquitous machine has made singing for an audience a collective experience for all. Here's how it came to be.
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In 1954, rock 'n' roll was in its infancy, but songs like "That's All Right," "Work With Me, Annie," and "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" sound even cooler today.
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Rock 'n' roll is a big part of 20th-century pop culture, but only one state has claimed a rock song as its official anthem. Here's a look at how and why.
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1977 was a pivotal year for rock in many ways, from the death of Elvis and other bands' ends, to the rise of new iconic albums and influential bands.
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Sibling rivalries happen, but the contention between brothers in bands like Oasis, the Everly Brothers, and the Jesus and Mary Chain have been explosive.
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It's no secret that the 1970s were filled with sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, and the music industry was full of tawdry tales.
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If you just listen to the chorus, this 1984 song could fool you into thinking it's a patriotic anthem, but if you really listen, the lyrics tell another story.
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Celebs mingled with the non-famous, and people of all genders, persuasions, and ethnicities danced the night away, usually under the influence of substances.
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Whether they were compelled to join up or did so by choice, a surprising number of iconic musicians served in the military. Some even saw battle.
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Sometimes, albums reward listeners with a cinematic climax — a closer on which the artist goes all out and rounds things off with a sense of occasion.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son" is a serious protest song, but oversaturation in movies stripped the power and meaning from the anti-war anthem.
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From a talking donkey and rampaging bears to a prophecy delivered by a disembodied hand, here are some bizarre biblical stories you may have forgotten.
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From Genesis to Malachi, the events of the Old Testament span thousands of years, which we've condensed and laid out for you in neat, chronological order.
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The real story of some of the most famous funerals is in the details — those little elements that make state funerals or celebrity tributes truly memorable.
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The '50s was the decade teens became important as a cohort, and early rock catered to them. For a fun history lesson, Millennials should check out these hits.
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Four Beatles biopics are in the works, each focusing on an individual Beatle. The actors will play and sing, and we hope they do these iconic songs justice.
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In the evolution of rock much has changed, and in the '80s, songs from artists like Joy Division, Motörhead, and Kate Bush helped define the genre.
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Did you know that Sea Monkeys had Nazi ties, and Labubus are (probably) emissaries of Satan? Here's a roundup of controversial toys through the decades.
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Hundreds of thousands were killed and injured when the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima And Nagasaki, but here's a look at the stories of 12 survivors.
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Plenty of cautionary tales have come out of the lives of lucky lottery winners, but in these cases, it was the system itself that ripped them off.
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Climbing Mount Everest is still no easy feat, with climbers running a deadly gauntlet of avalanches, fickle weather, blizzards, low oxygen, and so much more.
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TV shows can end well, or they can break their fans' hearts on the way out. And some finales are forever remembered as the bleakest to ever hit the screen.
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Robert Ford thought he would be hailed as a hero for killing Jesse James. The fate that awaited him was nothing like what he expected.
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Elvis Presley performed his last live show on June 26, 1977, at Indianapolis' Market Square Arena. No one in attendance would ever forget it.
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Over the course of a day in 1968, Johnny Cash played a collection of his best-known hits — and one brand new song — to the general population of Folsom Prison.
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