Rob Smith

The band were later allowed to finish the record, but their label sent armed security guards to the studio.

They wanted a freak show, they wanted boobs. They got a sanitized carnival ride.

With David Foster producing, San Francisco art rockers created their biggest album and hit single, "She's a Beauty."

They'd established a fan base between coasts but had been largely ignored in hotspots like New York or Los Angeles.

How could something this awesome escape the attention of a wider audience? Because he hates it.

These tracks changed the game for hard rock in 1983.

Carlos Santana & Co. have been supernatural musical shape-shifters for 26 albums. Here's how those records rank.

Classic song reached only No. 24 on the U.K. chart and failed to chart at all in the U.S.

Companion to the Robin Williams film is a great snapshot of mid-'60s radio.

Sometimes, to amp up a song, you have to pare things back.