40 Years Ago, Starship Released the Synth-Rock Hit That Became Rock’s Most Hated Song

Starship’s We Built This City topped ’80s charts but became one of rock’s most polarizing songs, sparking decades of debate and pop culture backlash.
Ultimate Classic Rock

Starship’s ‘We Built This City’ Gets Even Worse in New Commercial

Starship's "We Built This City," which its own singer Grace Slick labeled "the worst song ever," has seemingly achieved its ultimate destiny as the soundtrack for a toilet paper commercial. The ...
American Songwriter

This Week in 1973, Jefferson Airplane Was Banned From Performing in San Francisco, Leading To Divisive Hit “We Built This City”

Long before Starship would release “We Built This City,” Jefferson Airplane had plans to perform a free concert at Golden Gate Park in their native San Francisco when the city informed them of a ban ...