In the early 1980s, Billy Idol exploded onto the American music scene with “Dancing with Myself,” the neo-punk anthem that he originally recorded with Generation X. He had recently left England for ...
The post Billy Idol Performs “Rebel Yell” on NBC’s TODAY: Watch appeared first on Consequence. Billy Idol recently released a 40th anniversary expanded reissue of his seminal album Rebel Yell, and to ...
Billy Idol will commemorate the 40th anniversary of his sophomore album Rebel Yell with a deluxe expanded edition set to arrive on April 26. The new reissue will feature several previously unreleased ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Rebel Yell was a merger of hard rock, New Wave and pop. Legendary rock and roller and punk icon Billy Idol celebrates the 40th anniversary of his second album, "Rebel Yell," with a new deluxe expanded ...
Who needs the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Clearly not Billy Idol, who rocked Austin’s Moody Center on Sunday with a treasure trove of hits, age-defying ferocity and the same devil-may-care attitude that ...
Billy Idol was always a step ahead of everyone else. Just look at his musical pedigree that includes punk pioneers Siouxsie & the Banshees and Generation X before teaming up with Steve Stevens and ...
Rock legend Billy Idol opens up about the loss of his dear friend, proving their bond went far beyond the music.
Billy Idol has released “Best Way Out of Here,” a previously unheard track from his Rebel Yell sessions. “Back in ‘83, must have been working on it, and then didn’t quite finish it,” he says in an ...