CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «London Calling» by The Clash
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
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
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
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 […]