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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Marc Bolan – September 2012 Classic Rock Birthdays
T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan, who died just two weeks shy of his 30th birthday, would have been 65 years old on Sept. 30. The legacy left by this London born glam rocker is one of innovation and creativity.
T. Rex was formed in 1967 by Bolan, originally under the name Tyrannosaurus Rex...
Bassist Rudy Sarzo Discusses the Creation of Animetal USA
Famed metal bassist, Rudy Sarzo, has performed along side some of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll groups in history, playing the role of bassist for bands such as Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Blue Oyster Cult and of course, Ozzy Osbourne, all of which we brought to you in our previous interview with him. Yet after building up a career that nearly anyone in the music industry would kill to have, Rudy decided
Cute Babies on Album Covers
Most classic rockers would give you a pretty mean stare if you described anything about their music, clothing or even their artwork as "cute." But its hard to resist doing so when dimpled little babies like the ones pictured above turn up on the album covers from some of the genre's biggest bands...
Van Halen, ‘1984’ – Cute Babies on Album Covers
Even hard rockers Van Halen have a soft spot... sort of. Their '1984' album features an angelic infant on the album cover. Did we mention that he appears to be stealing cigarettes? We have graphic artist Margo Nahas to thank for this classic cover, and she's quick to point out that the kid was holding candy cigarettes...
Paul Simon, ‘Surprise’ – Cute Babies on Album Covers
Who better than a newborn baby to properly illustrate the sense of wonder and new discovery found within the grooves of Paul Simon's 'Surprise,' his first new album after a six-year break?
Simon credited producer Brian Eno with helping him discover a new way to make records on this critically acclaimed 2006 record...
Alice Cooper, ‘Billion Dollar Babies’ – Cute Babies on Album Covers
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and maybe we're stretching things by labeling the makeup-wearing baby on the cover of Alice Cooper's 'Billion Dollar Babies' album cover "cute."
Tough nuts. We love Alice, and besides, he knows where we live...
Vanilla Fudge, ‘2 Originals of’ – Cute Babies on Album Covers
Okay, to be honest we don't know much about this Vanilla Fudge compilation, but we just couldn't resist including this cute, space-traveling baby on our list of cute babies on album covers.
While the original Vanilla Fudge disbanded for good in 1970 -- after making five albums from 1966 to 1969 -- they would occasionally reunite and/or tour with just a few of the original members...
Paul Kantner + Grace Slick, ‘Sunfighter’ – Cute Babies on Album Covers
Taking a break from the band that made them psychedelic rock stars, Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kantner and Grace Slick released and produced 'Sunfighter' in 1971, and symbolized this new beginning by putting a newborn baby on their album cover...
Queen, ‘Las Palabras de Amor’ – Cute Babies on Album Covers
Translated to 'The Words of Love,' this ballad from the rock band Queen, written by guitarist Brian May, hit record stores -- with a cute baby's face on the cover -- as a single from the band's 1982 album 'Hot Space.'
It was written as an homage to the group's Latin-American fans, who were always among the band's strongest supporters...
Sammy Hagar, ‘Ten 13′ – Cute Babies on Album Covers
Sammy Hagar released 'Ten 13' -- named after his Oct. 13, 1947 birthday -- in 2000 with help from the Waboritas and a screaming newborn. The album is one of four he's released so far with his post-Van Halen solo backing band, and despite the seeming protest of its cover subject, it just might be the best...