When The Hollies met Graham Gouldman
It was mid-1965. The Hollies were one of the hottest new bands in the UK, having already had many chart successes including Just One Look, […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «I Was Made For Loving You» by KISS
By the late 1970s disco was in full vogue, and a lot of musical acts were jumping on the bandwagon. Examples from the rock world […]
When Wrigley’s Chewing Gum changed The Police’s image
It would take a few years after they started before the lads in The Police (Sting, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers) started seeing the big money […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Document» by R.E.M.
R.E.M. were known for quirky, artistic album cover art. The artwork for their fifth album Document (released on 31 August 1987) does not disappoint. Reflecting […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «To Tame A Land» by Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden, and in particular their bass-playing band leader (and frequently the main song writer) Steve Harris, often base their compositions on books, TV shows, […]
The late Chris Squire
Chris Squire was the legendary bass player/vocalist for the equally legendary progressive rock band Yes. There have been many incarnations of Yes over the years, […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Only Living Boy In New York» by Simon & Garfunkel
The Only Living Boy In New York is a song from Simon & Garfunkel’s final studio album Bridge Over Troubled Water, released on 26 January […]
Aerosmith’s 1976 «Rocks» tour of Europe
Aerosmith would grow to become one of the biggest concert attractions in America during the 1970s. Their self-titled first album was primarily toured in their […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Connection» by The Rolling Stones
1967 was a very turbulent year for The Rolling Stones. In the career-spanning documentary 25×5 (1989), Keith Richards reflected on the year as a period […]
GRETA VAN FLEET – «Anthem of the Peaceful Army» (2018)
Greta Van Fleet was the big “love them or hate them” band of 2018. I am in the first camp. I’m not alone. This was […]
MYLES KENNEDY – «Year of the Tiger» (2018)
What a year 2018 was for Myles Kennedy. He released a live album with Alter Bridge, a new studio album with Slash, and Year of […]
TAMI NEILSON – «SASSAFRASS!» (2018)
SASSAFRASS! (in all caps and with an exclamation mark, mind you!) is possibly one of the most-played albums of 2018 in this Norselands household. That’s […]
URIAH HEEP – «Living the Dream» (2018)
The Heep have always been prolific. Over the course of their whole career, they have released an average of one album every two years. Living […]
THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA – «Sometimes the World Ain’t Enough» (2018)
The Night Flight Orchestra is as previously outlined the side project that took on a life of its own. It is well on the way […]
ACE FREHLEY – «Spaceman» (2018)
Back in 2008, I’d never have believed that Ace Frehley would become such a late-career prolific releaser of new music. In the ten years since […]