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” from the Top of the Empire State Building: Watch appeared first on Consequence. Billy Idol and his guitarist Steve Stevens performed an acoustic version of ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. When British rocker Billy Idol was recording his second full-length solo ...