When John Hammel drove Gun around Paris in 1969
On 3 August 1969, the British band Gun had an encounter with French law enforcement that they would never forget. Gun were a late 1960s […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Bad» by U2
As I write this, the current week marks the 33rd anniversary of the Live Aid concert which happened on 13 July 1985. I’ve always wanted […]
Artist spotlight: Nutz
Nutz were part of the wave of guitar-based hard rock bands that emerged from Britain during the early 1970s. During that time, British bands became […]
Artist spotlight: Morningstar
As far as major label obscurities go, Morningstar must surely rank as one of the most underground overground band of them all. Formed in Kansas […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Maybe I’m Amazed» by Paul McCartney
Maybe I’m Amazed is nothing less than one of the greatest expressions of love ever put into a song. It is not just one of […]
TONY BUTLER – «My Time» (2018)
Tony Butler is primarily known as the bass player for Big Country from 1982 to 2000, and again from 2010 to 2012 for the first […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Elephant» by The White Stripes
The White Stripes’ red-white-and-black self-branding is so ingrained in the public consciousness that it is hard to remember a time when they weren’t global superstars. […]
Artist spotlight: D.J. Fontana
15 MARCH 1931 – 13 JUNE 2018 Last week the news broke that Dominic Joseph (widely known as just D.J.) Fontana had passed. With that, […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Friday I’m In Love» by The Cure
Back in the 1980s, who would have put money on The Cure being the band to come up with one of the the ultimate Friday […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Cold As Stone» by a-ha
Eight minutes and eighteen seconds. The longest a-ha song that was ever put on an album. Cold As Stone is the third track on their […]
Artist spotlight: Danny Kirwan
13 MAY 1950 – 8 JUNE 2018 Danny Kirwan passed away this morning, age 68. Unfortunately we are not likely to see our Facebook walls […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Who’s Next» by The Who
Who’s Next is often heralded as The Who’s magnum opus. Whether it actually is the best album they ever made is in the eye (or […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Physical Graffiti» by Led Zeppelin
Physical Graffiti was Led Zeppelin’s sixth studio album, released on 24 February 1975. It was their only double studio album. At this point, Zeppelin were […]
U2 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, 5 June 1983
It was early summer 1983. U2 were on the American leg of their War tour, supporting the album of the same name from the same […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Seven Seas of Rhye» by Queen
The song Seven Seas of Rhye by Queen has a fascinating story. We were first introduced to the track as a short, rudimentary instrumental version, […]