When an intoxicated Jerome Aniton introduced Steely Dan on stage
Bodhisattva is the first track of Steely Dan’s second album Countdown To Ecstasy, released in July 1973. The studio version was never released as a […]
Rock’n’Roll War Stories
When Iron Maiden asked Patrick McGoohan if they could use audio from The Prisoner TV show
Iron Maiden may not have been sure of this themselves at the time, but they were going from strength to strength for the first half […]
When AC/DC were told by Atlantic Records to write a ballad
Work on AC/DC’s fourth internationally-released studio album Powerage began in earnest at Sydney’s Albert Studios in January 1978. The sessions, with long-time collaborators Harry Vanda […]
When The Cure’s Robert Smith sang the wrong song in his vocalist debut
Robert Smith is known the world over as the frontman of The Cure. He was not always the group’s singer, though. He started out as […]
When Big Country’s Bruce Watson caused Liverpool Airport to be evacuated
It was 15th December 2002 – a busy, but normal Sunday morning at Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport. Christmas traffic was definitely starting to pick up, […]
When The Beatles fired Pete Best, Ringo offered to join on Saturday, and George got a black eye
The Beatles went through their share of turmoil in their time. Their first significant upheaval might have been when they fired their first drummer Pete […]
When Michael Palin appeared on a Motörhead album
Collaborations have become commonplace in music, but there’s no denying that some of them are a bit more… unlikely than others. Some pairings seemed downright […]
When Rick Wakeman’s inflatable farting dinosaurs started humping
Rick Wakeman is one of the greatest keyboardists in rock music, but more than that, the man is a continual source of hilarious anecdotes. Some […]
“PRACTICE YOUR ENGLISH” with Black Sabbath
OK! It’s time for a bit of fun again. Today we look closer at a cassette tape compilation featuring Black Sabbath. This tape was originally […]
When Ace Frehley saved a Blues Brothers show
In the latter half of the 1970s KISS were on top of the world. The band members enjoyed their spoils as much as they could. […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Mission From ‘Arry» by Iron Maiden
It was 1984. The summer was turning into autumn as the world’s metal community expectantly looked forward to the next masterpiece from Iron Maiden. The […]
When Keith Richards met the Police
Keith Richards has had his brushes with the law – some severe ones, at that. He has faced police busts, endured house searches and razzias, […]
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 […]
When Yngwie Malmsteen unleashed the fury on a flight to Tokyo
Some years back a recording appeared online, supposedly of Swedish guitar maestro Yngwie Malmsteen launching into a furious tirade on a plane. Initially, it was […]
When Rick Wakeman ate a curry during a Yes concert
Yes performed two sold out shows at Manchester’s Free Trade Hall on the Tales From Topographic Oceans tour on 28 and 29 November 1973. It […]