Jeff Giles

A professional pop culture junkie for more than 25 years, Jeff Giles regularly surfaces in a number of far-flung locations on the Web.

Their reunion with 'Permanent Vacation' producer Bruce Fairbairn picked up almost literally where the previous album left off.

After bringing boogie blues to the Top 40 in the '80s, they entered a new decade in a rather unusual position.

This was a busy time for the group, with seven studio albums and a pair of live LPs.

Grab bag of seemingly disparate sounds blended particularly well in the grooves of this debut LP.

After beating the sophomore jinx, the goal was to prove he was here to stay.

He debuted this now-signature fireball-spewing trick during a performance of "Firehouse."

A series of tragic events ultimately ended in a pair of deaths and an expensive, sensationalist trial.

Producer Robert Lombard was abruptly fired before they completed the shoot.

No one could blame fans for humming "Still Crazy After All These Years" every Thanksgiving.

As the end of the '70s neared, they found themselves at a commercial and creative crossroads.