Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But Idol’s incredible coming-out party as a hitmaker was a mere prelude to 1983’s "Rebel Yell," an album that sounds as fresh and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's been 42 years since the song debuted, but Idol still plays it with total passion and vigor all these years later. At a recent ...
In 1976, a gang of young, early-adopter punk fans, dubbed the “Bromley Contingent” by the British press, began following the Sex Pistols around Europe. One of those fans, William Broad — soon to be ...
When British rocker Billy Idol was recording his second full-length solo album in 1983, he lived in gritty New York City decades before it became a gentrified attraction for tourists. At the time, the ...
The year 1984 was a big one for Billy Idol. While his self-titled debut album from two years earlier had produced two successful singles—“Hot in the City” and “White Wedding”—it would be the Rebel ...
British rockstar Billy Idol is one of the most beloved icons of the '80s. However, it wasn't until his hit song, and his album’s namesake, Rebel Yell that he truly became a bona fide superstar in ...