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 […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Chance» by Big Country
Big Country’s first hit single in the UK was Fields of Fire. Their first hit in America was In A Big Country. But in the […]
When Deep Purple and It’s A Beautiful Day swapped song ideas
Deep Purple In Rock is one of the all-time classic albums of its genre. Released in 1970, it firmly put Deep Purple on the map […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Changes» by Yes
I know I am not alone in first discovering Yes when they released the now classic 90125 album on 7 November 1983. They had managed […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Poor Man’s Moody Blues» by Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band, founded in Oldham in 1966. “I don’t think people realise how far back Barclay James Harvest […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Dani California» by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dani California is one of Red Hot Chili Peppers biggest hits. It was released as the first single from their ninth studio album Stadium Arcadium […]
VANDENBERG – «2020» (2020)
The first incarnation of Vandenberg were active in the early-to-mid 1980s, releasing three albums between 1982 and 1985. Like so many other heavy metal bands […]