Alexandra Capotorto in the business of writing pop culture-y stuff for two reasons: Britney Spears and Johnny Depp, one to befriend, the other to reproduce with. Figure that out yourselves. Her friends have dubbed her their official "Walking Encyclopedia of Celebrity Knowledge," which she thrives on and abuses to not-so-subconsciously inflate her own ego. Her only regret in life is not getting to E! before Giuliana Rancic and Chelsea Handler, because the latter essentially stole her identity - but they're cool now. Kind of. She's convinced that she could simultaneously win 'The Voice' and an Academy Award in a one year time period, given her fantastic shower-singing and ability to over-dramatize everything, but she'll settle for being a writer. Key word being "settle." She's sarcastic and witty, and takes nothing and no one seriously. She recites lines from movies mid-conversation much to the dismay of her "friends" - but at least she gives them someone to talk about afterward. Most importantly, she holds a B.A. in Print Journalism from Quinnipiac University, but only because her parents forced her to go. She would've preferred slumming it in Beverly Hills as Britney Spears' assistant/BFF.
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Metallica – Best Classic Rock Artists A-Z
Back in the '80s, when hard rock and metal in their purest forms were on life support, the mighty Metallica breathed new life into a genre that probably wouldn't have made it too far into the next millennium without them.
Metallica were fierce, brutal and aggressive on classic albums like 1986's milestone 'Master of Puppets...
Ted Nugent – Best Classic Rock Artists A-Z
Motor City Madman Ted Nugent got his start shredding guitar for Detroit garage rockers the Amboy Dukes.
He has sold 30 million records since he first started making music under his own name in the mid '70s.
These days, Nugent is best known for his political views, which is a shame since about the best money you can spend nowadays is for a ticket to one of his freewheeling yet tight concerts...
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Ozzy Osbourne – Best Classic Rock Artists A-Z
The dude supposedly bit the head off a bat during a concert. His drug and alcohol intake over the years is legendary. And he helped define the parameters of sludge metal.
For those reasons alone, never mind all that great music he's made in his career, Ozzy Osbourne has earned his place in rock history...
Pink Floyd – Best Classic Rock Artists A-Z
Pink Floyd brought progressive music to the mainstream. And we are forever indebted to them for that.
Before Pink Floyd changed the world of music forever with the release of their 1973 megaseller 'The Dark Side of the Moon,' they were a psychedelic group that turned to prog after original frontman Syd Barrett's burned out, quite literally...
Rolling Stones – Best Classic Rock Artists A-Z
Note: Rush defeated the Stones in the reader voting. You can visit their A-Z page here.
Early on, the Rolling Stones were referred to as the anti-Beatles -- mostly because these British bad boys invented and perfected a hedonistic lifestyle that would soon be adapted by rock 'n' rollers all over the world...
Queen – Best Classic Rock Artists A-Z
Like we would even think about leaving the band responsible for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'Fat Bottomed Girls' off this list.
The thing about Queen is that their music appeals to just about everyone -- from pop fans to metal heads to show-tune aficionados -- and for a while there, it seemed like everyone on the planet owned at least one Queen album...
UFO – Best Classic Rock Artists A-Z
Note: U2 defeated UFO in our reader voting. You can visit their A-Z page here.
Formed way back in 1969, British rockers UFO broke big after they added guitarist Michael Schenker, who was just 18 at the time, to their lineup in 1973.
Their 'Phenomenon' album a year later introduced the band to U...
Van Halen – Best Classic Rock Artists A-Z
Sammy Hagar brought a whole new level of songcraft to Van Halen, but before he joined the band in 1985, the original quartet -- Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony -- released six albums that helped change the way rock 'n' roll sounded...
XTC – Best Classic Rock Artists A-Z
The New Wave band XTC were way more popular in their homeland of England than anywhere else in the world. They were also pretty popular in Canada for some reason.
Yes – Best Classic Rock Artists A-Z
Yes were one of the few progressive rock bands of the early '70s that parlayed their classical approach to rock music into mainstream success.