Kyle Dowling has written for Penthouse Magazine, Playboy Magazine, The Atlantic, The Believer, Psychology Today, Splitsider, The Smoking Jacket, and Psychology Tomorrow, among others. He is also currently a producer on a scripted series in development. Word has it that he's a musician as well.
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Chad Smith – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Get out your tube sock Halloween costumes, because Red Hot Chili Peppers and Chickenfoot drummer Chad Smith turns 51 on Oct. 25.
2012 has so far been a great year for RHCP, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in April after a staggering 29 years of making music...
K.K. Downing – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Kenneth "K.K." Downing, a founding member of heavy metal legends Judas Priest, celebrates his 61st birthday on Oct. 27.
Starting up the band in the early '70s, Downing became beloved by fans everywhere for his aggressive style of guitar playing, which for decades proved to be a unique match with the other Priest guitarist, Glenn Tipton...
Kevin Dubrow – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Kevin Dubrow, frontman for Quiet Riot, would have been 57 years old this coming Oct. 29.
Dubrow joined the band in 1975 and led them for the next five years until their brief disbanding in 1980 due to the group's guitarist -- Randy Rhoads -- moving on to join Ozzy Osbourne's band...
Timothy B. Schmit – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
October 30, 2012 marks the 65th birthday of Eagles bassist and singer Timothy B. Schmit.
He joined up with the band just after their 'Hotel California' tour, and soon found himself in a role as one of the group's songwriters and singers, contributing heavily to their 1979 album 'The Long Run...
Grace Slick – October 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
Ending out our October, just one day shy of Halloween, is Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick, a formative figure in groups such as The Great Society, Jefferson Starship and Starship.
Over the years Slick's place in rock 'n' roll has been cemented by the successes of nearly every band she's been a part of, not to mention the imprint she left in the development of psychedelic rock in the '60s...
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Metallica Offers Free 1984 Concert Download as Tribute to Cliff Burton
The world of Metallica was rocked on Sept. 27, 1986, when the band's bassist -- Cliff Burton -- was killed in a bus accident. He joined up with the group just four years earlier, but in that time, provided an immense amount of influence on the sound that has made them famous...
Rolling Stones Reveal New Documentary Box Set Contents
Rolling Stones fans, if you're feeling slightly despondent given your apathy regarding the upcoming 2012 Presidental election, we think we've found another reason for you to be sprightly about early November. Just two days before the votes go out -- Nov. 6 -- marks the release date of the band's 'Charlie is My Darling' super deluxe box set, brought to us by ABKCO Films.
Frank Zappa + Shia LaBeouf – Rock Star Look-Alikes
It looks as if The Mothers of Invention frontman and all-around musical genius Frank Zappa unknowingly fathered a son who would grow up to be a movie star, with lead roles in blockbuster hits such as 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,' 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' and the 'Transformers' trilogy.
Eddie Vedder + Russell Crowe – Rock Star Look-Alikes
Sure, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is having a pretty good fall so far -- he recently was invited to share the stage with Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello in Chicago. But now the guy finds his twin? What a month!
September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
The month of September brings with it an incredibly large and diverse roster of classic rock birthdays. Join us as we count down 21 of the biggest, celebrating the lives and music of rockers both living and departed.