Rob Smith
![Why Heart’s ‘Magazine’ Was Originally Released Against Their Will](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/04/attachment-Heart-Magazine-Album-Image.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Why Heart’s ‘Magazine’ Was Originally Released Against Their Will
The band were later allowed to finish the record, but their label sent armed security guards to the studio.
![40 Years Ago: The Tubes Clean Up Their ‘She’s a Beauty’ Video](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/03/attachment-The-Tubes-Shes-a-Beauty-Video-Image.jpg?w=980&q=75)
40 Years Ago: The Tubes Clean Up Their ‘She’s a Beauty’ Video
They wanted a freak show, they wanted boobs. They got a sanitized carnival ride.
![40 Years Ago: The Tubes Go ‘Outside Inside’ for Their Biggest LP](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/03/attachment-Tubes_OutsideInside2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
40 Years Ago: The Tubes Go ‘Outside Inside’ for Their Biggest LP
With David Foster producing, San Francisco art rockers created their biggest album and hit single, "She's a Beauty."
![45 Years Ago: REO Speedwagon Breaks Through With ‘Tuna Fish’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/03/attachment-REO_TunaFish.jpg?w=980&q=75)
45 Years Ago: REO Speedwagon Breaks Through With ‘Tuna Fish’
They'd established a fan base between coasts but had been largely ignored in hotspots like New York or Los Angeles.
![50 Years Ago: Bob Seger Digs Deep on Underrated ‘Back in ’72’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/01/attachment-COVER_BobSeger_BackIn72.jpg?w=980&q=75)
50 Years Ago: Bob Seger Digs Deep on Underrated ‘Back in ’72’
How could something this awesome escape the attention of a wider audience? Because he hates it.
![Def Leppard’s ‘Pyromania’ at 40: The Story Behind Every Song](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2023/01/attachment-DefLeppard_Pyromania_Headline.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Def Leppard’s ‘Pyromania’ at 40: The Story Behind Every Song
These tracks changed the game for hard rock in 1983.
![Santana Albums Ranked Worst to Best](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/12/attachment-SantanaCover.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Santana Albums Ranked Worst to Best
Carlos Santana & Co. have been supernatural musical shape-shifters for 26 albums. Here's how those records rank.
![How Familiar Lovers at the Berlin Wall Sparked David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/09/attachment-David-Bowie-Heroes-Single-Image-RCA.jpg?w=980&q=75)
How Familiar Lovers at the Berlin Wall Sparked David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’
Classic song reached only No. 24 on the U.K. chart and failed to chart at all in the U.S.
![What a Wonderful Soundtrack: The Music of ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/12/attachment-GMV.jpg?w=980&q=75)
What a Wonderful Soundtrack: The Music of ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’
Companion to the Robin Williams film is a great snapshot of mid-'60s radio.
![25 Great Drum and Vocal Breakdowns](http://townsquare.media/site/295/files/2022/03/attachment-Breakdowns.jpg?w=980&q=75)
25 Great Drum and Vocal Breakdowns
Sometimes, to amp up a song, you have to pare things back.