All things considered, keeping tabs on ZZ Top is pretty simple -- their lineup hasn't changed in decades, and neither has their distinctive brand of Texas boogie rock.
What's it like being behind the boards for one of the biggest rock bands on the planet? We went straight to AC/DC producer Brendan O'Brien to find out.
At this point, it's difficult to think of Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian as anything other than a woolly-bearded merchant of metal, but once upon a time, he was just another Elton John-loving '70s kid -- and then Kiss came along.
Every self-respecting Bon Jovi fan knows all about steel horses and the story of Tommy and Gina, but the history of New Jersey's most impressively coiffed rockers contains a lot more than that.
Membership in the so-called '27 Club,' made up of music stars who tragically died at that age, continues to grow -- making it difficult to keep up with this historical oddity.
For a group that's had more than its share of outspoken frontmen over the years, Van Halen have managed to keep a pretty tight lid on its inner workings.