THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «My Michelle» by Guns N’ Roses
Appetite For Destruction was Guns N’ Roses’ first full-length studio album, released on 21 July 1987. The album would eventually explode onto the worldwide music […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «I Believe In A Thing Called Love» by The Darkness
When I Believe In A Thing Called Love appeared out of the blue and turned The Darkness into an overnight sensation, many did not know […]
When Yngwie Malmsteen unleashed the fury on a flight to Tokyo
Some years back a recording appeared online, supposedly of Swedish guitar maestro Yngwie Malmsteen launching into a furious tirade on a plane. Initially, it was […]
Artist spotlight: Quartz
Quartz is an English heavy metal band from Birmingham. They came to prominence during the initial rise of the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «I Put A Spell On You» by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
That primal scream, expressing a mixture of pain, sadness, deep longing, and scorned fury. The musical backdrop consisting of an eerie, spellbound musical voodoo rhythm. […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Africa» by Toto
Africa is one of the world’s most popular and/or well-known songs. It is also a very divisive song – even amongst Toto fans, and even […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Immigration Man» by Graham Nash and David Crosby
Immigration Man is a song written by Graham Nash, recorded by David Crosby and Graham Nash and released under their joint moniker Crosby & Nash […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Son of a Bitch» by Accept
As Accept prepared to go into the studio to record their third album Breaker, they brought with them what they considered to be the best […]
The Alarm at the Wang Centre for the Performing Arts in Boston MA, 26 April 1988
The Alarm were musically at their peak as a live band when they toured the Eye of the Hurricane album in 1987 and 1988. There […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «God Blessed Video» by Alcatrazz
Alcatrazz is a hard rock band that was built up around vocalist Graham Bonnet. Having been a member of Rainbow as well as Michael Schenker […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Carry On Wayward Son» by Kansas
What to do when the song you are working on has a long, somewhat extended instrumental intro but you want to snare in the listener? […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Eight Miles High» by The Byrds
Eight Miles High is one of the defining songs of the psychedelic rock movement of the 1960s. The song was influential in introducing the concept […]
When Rick Wakeman ate a curry during a Yes concert
Yes performed two sold out shows at Manchester’s Free Trade Hall on the Tales From Topographic Oceans tour on 28 and 29 November 1973. It […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Journey» by Big Country
The Journey is a Big Country song from their 2013 album of the same name. It introduced Mike Peters as the new vocalist, Jamie Watson […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Machine Head» by Deep Purple
Machine Head is the sixth studio album released by the English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded in December 1971 at Montreux, Switzerland, and […]