When Orson Welles recorded with Manowar
Several legendary actors have provided narration for rock and metal bands. Sir Christopher Lee had a particularly close collaboration with Italian symphonic metal band Rhapsody […]
When Neil Young lurked in the bushes outside a CSN recording session
The constellation of musicians referred to as CSNY (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) has an intriguing and complicated history. CSN have mostly been active together without […]
When David Crosby got pranked by his CSNY bandmates
The constellation of musicians referred to as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young has an intriguing and complicated history. In 1988 they released the American Dream […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Echoes In the Dark» by Uriah Heep
Echoes in the Dark is a song by the classic British hard rock band Uriah Heep, originally released on their fifth studio album The Magician’s […]
AYREON – «Transitus» (2020)
Ayreon is the band project and alter ego of Dutchman Arjen Anthony Lucassen. He has many of those – there’s also Star One, The Gentle […]
PAUL MCCARTNEY – «III» (2020)
McCartney III is Paul McCartney’s 18th solo album (excluding Wings releases which sometimes also includes his name, collaborations under different names, and classical works). More […]
STARBENDERS – «Love Potions» (2020)
Sometimes, a band you have never heard of before will emerge seemingly out of nowhere with a killer song and quickly establish themselves as a […]
The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2020
2020 is in the books – thankfully, many of us will say – and it’s time to take a look back and do a little […]
THE MARRIAGE – «Imagining Sunsets» (2020)
About once a year, an album is given the full deep-dive treatment on these pages with the artists participating and offering insights into the creation […]
When Ace Frehley of KISS got electrocuted on stage
In the 1970s, KISS emerged with one of the biggest and most spectacular rock’n’roll shows on the planet. It included extravagant stage designs, a larger-than-life […]
When U2 got trapped inside a giant lemon
The Spinal Tap mockumentary is legendary for all the right reasons. It is one of the funniest movies ever made. The music is way better […]
When Buffalo Springfield was formed thanks to a traffic jam
In 1966, Neil Young drove his battered 1953 Pontiac hearse from Toronto, Canada to Los Angeles. He wanted to form a band with Stephen Stills, […]
THE STORY ABOUT THE SONG: «Three Days» by Jane’s Addiction
For a brief time, Jane’s Addiction were one of the most exciting bands in rock’n’roll. Just as the rock scene of the 1980s started to […]
When Rick Wakeman pushed Salvador Dali off the stage
Before finding superstardom with progressive rock giants Yes, Rick Wakeman joined the folk-prog band Strawbs in 1970. It was an interesting time for Wakeman, who […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Over the Hills And Far Away» by Gary Moore
Gary Moore got an international hit with the strongly Celtic-themed hard rocker Over the Hills And Far Away (hereafter shortened OTHAFA) released on 8 December […]