THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «1974» by David Crosby
During the final years of his life, David Crosby found new collaborators in the shape of the Lighthouse Band. They were named after the 2016 […]
Month: September 2023
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Grimly Fiendish» by The Damned
Grimly Fiendish is a baroque, gothic rock song performed by The Damned. It was the first single from their 1985 album Phantasmagoria, which was a […]
When Ronnie James Dio severed his thumb while gardening
In 2003, a news story broke that Ronnie James Dio had accidentally severed his thumb in a gardening accident. The nature of the newsbit was […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Is That You?» by KISS
“Oww!” The eight studio album by KISS opens with a proper howl by frontman Paul Stanley as he launches into Is That You?. It might […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Radio Free Europe» by R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. They formed in 1980, and consisted of drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, […]