Rocking In the Norselands

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” by The Beatles

23 January 2018 SB 0

You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away was recorded on 18th February 1965, and is prominently featured on the album and in the movie Help! […]

Artist spotlight: Vinegar Joe

21 January 2018 SB 0

Vinegar Joe was a powerful (but sadly short-lived) R&B-based unit, formed in 1971 in London at the suggestion of Island Records CEO Chris Blackwell. They […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Emerald» by Thin Lizzy

6 January 2018 SB 0

Emerald is one of the all-time classic Thin Lizzy tracks. It can be found on their sixth and best known album Jailbreak (released 26 March […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «One Tree Hill» by U2

5 January 2018 SB 0

One Tree Hill is one of the stand-out tracks on U2’s classic The Joshua Tree album, released on 9 March 1987. It is not a […]

STEPHEN PEARCY – «Smash» (2017)

2 January 2018 SB 0

I really didn’t see this one coming. What we have here is perhaps the biggest surprise of 2017. Stephen Pearcy, the voice of Ratt, has […]

DEEP PURPLE – «Infinite» (2017)

31 December 2017 SB 0

Let’s start with a bold claim: Deep Purple is one of the best bands in the world. They have been excellent pretty much since their start in […]

PAUL DRAPER – «Spooky Action» (2017)

29 December 2017 SB 0

When 2017 rolled around, I had no idea whatsoever who Paul Draper was. Something has clearly changed, because here we are one year later, and I’m […]

STYX – «The Mission» (2017)

28 December 2017 SB 0

The Mission is one of the biggest surprises of the year. The album is a colossal and totally unpredicted return to form for Styx. It […]

PRISTINE – «Ninja» (2017)

25 December 2017 SB 0

I discovered Pristine sometime in 2016. When browsing music videos on YouTube they showed up out of nowhere, a related artist to something long since […]

STRAWBS – «The Ferryman’s Curse» (2017)

25 December 2017 SB 0

How to describe this legendary band to those who may not be familiar with them? Strawbs is one of the quintessential classic English bands. They have […]

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – «Villains» (2017)

24 December 2017 SB 0

Dear Josh Homme, We have come a long way, you and I. Perhaps we got off on the wrong foot. Our first meeting was not […]

MADAM X – «Monstrocity» (2017)

23 December 2017 SB 0

If you’re a metal fan who grew up in the 1980s, you may vaguely remember that a metal band called Madam X had 15 minutes […]

TREES OF ETERNITY – «Hour of the Nightingale» (2016)

22 December 2017 SB 0

Trees of Eternity is a musical collaboration between Finnish guitarist Juha Raivio and Sweden-based, South African-born singer Aleah Stanbridge (aka Starbridge). When I discovered this […]