In Defense Of: Starship’s 'We Built This City'
People often make fun of the 1985 hit... But they also love it.
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Grace Slick Recalls When ‘Only Thing You Couldn’t Do Was Kill'
Singer admits she sometimes wonders how she survived the ‘60s.
Starship’s Mickey Thomas Stands Up for ‘We Built This City’
He responds to new negative comments from Grace Slick over supposed worst song of the ‘80s.
Grace Slick Explains Her Decision to License a Starship Hit to Chick-Fil-A
Grace Slick's lifelong dedication to progressive politics doesn't jibe with the conservative causes funded by the company that owns Chick-Fil-A.
Read the Oral History of Starship's 'We Built This City'
Starship's "We Built This City" turned 30 last month, and its release (and eventual ascension to No. 1 on the Billboard chart) has been commemorated with a new oral history.
How a Brutal Fight Changed Starship Forever
One of rock's most dramatic feuds boiled over when a tour in support of 'Love Among the Cannibals' reached Scranton, Pa.
The Making of Starship's Oft-Criticized 'We Built This City'
What is it about this song that seemingly rubs folks the wrong way all of these years later?
How Jefferson Airplane Ultimately Became Starship
How Starship traded in the Summer of Love ideals espoused by their original incarnation, Jefferson Airplane, for a handful of Top 40 hits.
Meat Loaf with a Side of Urine - Real-Life 'Spinal Tap' Stories
Our collection of real-life 'Spinal Tap' stories contains some pretty wild moments, but for sheer distinctiveness, few can match the tale of the night Meat Loaf traded 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light' for a bottle of urine to the face.
Starship's Mickey Thomas Explains How He Restored the Band's Classic Sound
Ultimate Classic Rock recently had the pleasure of premiering the lyric video for ‘It’s Not The Same As Love,’ the lead single from ‘Loveless Fascination,’ which is the first new album from Mickey Thomas and Starship in nearly 25 years.