THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Rumble» by Link Wray
Rumble is one of the most recognisable songs of all time. While not all may immediately identify it by its name and artist, the riff […]
Month: September 2020
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «We Will Not Be Lovers» by The Waterboys
Fisherman’s Blues is the bestselling and most known album by The Waterboys, released in October 1988. The fact that it was so successful may make […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «The Crossing» by Big Country
Big Country released their classic debut album The Crossing on 29 July 1983. Musically, the album is as good as it gets – even making […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Minor Earth Major Sky» by a-ha
After the Memorial Beach tour wrapped up in 1994, the band went their separate ways for a while. Nobody knew for how long the hiatus […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong» by Elvis Presley
Elvis had great cover art early in his career. The art for 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Go Wrong (aka. Elvis’ Gold Records, Vol. 2), featuring […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Nature Is the Law» by Richard Ashcroft
When The Verve broke up for the second time in 1999, it surprised nobody that their main songwriter, lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist announced […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «I Walk the Line» by Johnny Cash
I Walk the Line was written and recorded by Johnny Cash in 1956. It was his fourth single. After three moderately successful attempts, there was […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Forever Autumn» by Lake of Tears
As I write this, autumn has once again arrived across the Norselands. Nature has exploded in all kinds of colours. The weather is getting wetter […]
Pink Beatles (or: how close was Paul McCartney to joining Pink Floyd in the 1970s?)
First of all, let’s answer the question posed in the headline: not very close at all. The paths of Paul McCartney and Dave Gilmour have […]