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Billy Idol was a new wave-induced rocker whose clenched fist and sexy snarl are long forgotten by some and cherished by others. The U.K. artist kept the 1980s real with noise-inspired rock anthems like "White Wedding" and "Rebel Yell," and he was a regular on MTV with a punk rocker-meets-model-good-looks quality. His career took a downward turn with the '93 release of Cyberpunk, an album that saw Idol changing his rock to techno and his signature spiked hair to dreadlocks. His personal style and rebel yells set him apart from other rockers of the time, however, making the Idol an icon of the '80s....more

  • Sunset Boulevard: The Metal Years

    by Eric WeisbardMay 14, 2008Comments (3)

    Use Your Illusion, then, arguably marked the end of rock in the weird shape it had taken when the sixties ended: Mass culture masquerading as oppositional culture (read more)

  • Your Handy Guide to the Month in Music

    by Mike ConklinApril 2, 2008Comments (1)

    It's been a pretty weird month for the music industry. Artists sued record labels, bands continued to release records in unusual new ways, giant soft-drink companies taunted dinosaur rock acts, one of the world's biggest bands signed a revolutionary new contract (read more)

  • SXSW Wrap Up, Atlas Sound, Beach House, Honeycut, and more

    by C! TeamMarch 19, 2008Comments (7)

    Austin finally released us from its clutches and we're back at our desks assessing everything that went down in Texas last week. We have lots to share. And back in San Francisco, the rock scene is always going strong, so we've got the scoop on the local shows, too. (read more)

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