Rocking In the Norselands

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Under the Milky Way» by The Church

12 September 2018 SB 0

Under the Milky Way is a song about nothing, and the band didn’t really like it. Not exactly a recipe for international success, but for […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Revolution 9» by The Beatles

11 September 2018 SB 0

Sometimes you take a closer look at a track not because of its artistic worth, but because the back story and the circumstances around its […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Sister Morphine» by Marianne Faithfull and The Rolling Stones

10 September 2018 SB 0

This classic tale of waking up after overdosing was initially recorded before Mick Taylor had joined the band. Mick Jagger wrote its ominous chord progression […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Pictures of Matchstick Men» by Status Quo

1 September 2018 SB 0

Pictures of Matchstick Men was the song that gave Status Quo their first taste of success! It was the first single that was issued by […]

Artist spotlight: The Night Flight Orchestra

25 August 2018 SB 0

Ah, the 1980s. The decade that some of us love to hate, or hate to love. Or maybe even love to love – and why […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «It Don’t Come Easy» by Ringo Starr

23 August 2018 SB 0

After the recording of the Abbey Road album, John Lennon announced his departure from The Beatles to the rest of the group on 20 September […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «London Calling» by The Clash

14 August 2018 SB 0

This classic album’s front cover features a photograph of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his Fender Precision Bass against the stage at The Palladium in New […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: David Bowie and Iggy Pop vs. Erich Heckel

13 August 2018 SB 0

David Bowie and Iggy Pop spent a lot of time together in 1976 and 77. They were both in Berlin working on albums, with Bowie […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Sonic Highways» by Foo Fighters

7 August 2018 SB 0

Foo Fighters got obsessed with the number eight when they recorded Sonic Highways, released on 10 November 2014. It was after all their eight album. […]

When John Hammel drove Gun around Paris in 1969

3 August 2018 SB 0

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

14 July 2018 SB 0

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

10 July 2018 SB 0

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 […]