ZZ Top’s just-released 5-LP vinyl box set From the Top: 1971-1976 (Rhino Hi-Fi) sheds new light on the genesis of the most Dallas of all ZZ songs: “Tush.” The band’s only hit sung solely by ...
Tim Newman’s short film takes its inspiration from a Southfield neighbor’s poem about how the arts will always survive In the video for his 1983 song, “I Love L.A.,” Randy Newman, wearing a Hawaiian ...
Houston native and ZZ Top founder Billy F. Gibbons knows all about the storm and stress that comes with being on the road. The guitar slinger and Texas treasure, who recently released his second solo ...
“I’m pretty sure it’s evolved from the sources which can be, well, anything,” said Billy Gibbons of songwriting in 2018. “A turn of phrase, a potential title might spring to mind or a riff presents ...
ZZ Top is one of my all time favorite bands, and I got a chance to meet the dudes several years ago. Got to hang out with them backstage. Heck, I even got to BE one of them. Seriously. That story is ...