From the early days to "Eden" with breaks and make-ups in between, four decades of classic California rock EAGLES (1972) Key Tracks: "Take it Easy," "Witchy Woman," "Peaceful Easy Feeling" Quick Take: Bringing together several strains of lily-white Sixties Southern California pop — the Beach Boys' harmonies, the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield's folk-rock, Poco and the Flying Burrito Brothers' mix of rural country and back-to-nature hippie music — the Eagles fashioned a sound on their debut that was so doggone easy to listen to, there was absolutely no reason not to like it. Breezy...

Band surprises fans with "The Slip", single takes off on radio On Sunday, May 4th, Trent Reznor was putting the finishing touches on a new Nine Inch Nails album in his Los Angeles studio. Around 9:30 p.m., after listening to the 10 tracks one last time, he sent them electronically to the company that manages his Website. Just after midnight, The Slip — a raw, straight-up rock record heavy on live drums, guitar and piano — appeared as a free download at NIN.com, along with a message from Reznor: "Thank you for your continued and loyal...

How the Eagles, the kings of Seventies California rock, stopped feuding, recorded their first album in 30 years and landed at the top of the charts • Photos: The Eagles Onstage from the Seventies and Beyond Two hours before showtime at the 02, London's state-of-the-art big venue for music, Don Henley is answering e-mail in his dressing room on a laptop and watching political talk shows from America on his other computer, which is hooked up to a large HD television screen. Sweating off an attack of bronchitis, he is wearing a fat woolen hat pulled down to his eyebrows, a long woolen trench coat, sweatpants and battered work boots....