The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2021
Has it really been a year since we did this? At this point 2021 is mercilessly ticking towards its end, and there is a new […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «And We Danced» by The Hooters
1985 was the year when The Hooters exploded into the mainstream consciousness. Their breakthrough album Nervous Night was released on 6 May 1985, and it […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Shout At the Devil» by Mötley Crüe
As the saying goes: controversy creates cash. This has been proven time and time again. Given that, Mötley Crüe should probably have been rich from […]
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – «Immortal» (2021)
Good old MSG – or Michael Schenker Group, if you will. I had not expected them to return with such a gem of an album […]
YES – «The Quest» (2021)
It has not been easy being Yes in recent years. The once world-conquering prog behemoth has struggled with loss of key members, a lacklustre album […]
KK’s PRIEST – «Sermons of the Sinner» (2021)
When guitarist K.K. Downing left Judas Priest in 2011, he initially announced it as a retirement. At the time it wasn’t clear whether he was […]
IRON MAIDEN – «Senjutsu» (2021)
Iron Maiden’s seventeenth studio album Senjutsu arrived six years after their previous one (2015’s The Book of Souls) on 3 September 2021. For the second […]
Artist spotlight: Vic Flick (a.k.a. the man behind the James Bond Guitar Theme)
Where to even start with someone like Vic Flick? The best known unknown guitar hero of the 1960s and 70s. Unknown because he never fronted […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Wild Ones» by Suede
When Suede burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut album in 1993, they were already heralded as the next big thing. They had built […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «(Theme From) Harry’s Game» by Clannad
When Clannad got their first international hit in 1982 with the atmospheric Gaelic ballad (Theme From) Harry’s Game, they had already been active for some […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)» by Fleetwood Mac
The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (often simply called The Green Manalishi) is a song written by Peter Green and recorded by his […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Shoot High, Aim Low» by Yes
When Yes released their twelfth studio album Big Generator on 21 September 1987, it started a debate amongst fans that is still going on to […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Tin Soldier» by The Small Faces
The Small Faces were one of the leading bands on the English rock scene in the 1960s. Originally from East London, the group was founded […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Can’t Get It Out of My Head» by Electric Light Orchestra
Fathers have always cast a long shadow in their children’s lives. This is no different for musicians. No matter who you are or what you […]
BILLY F GIBBONS – «Hardware» (2021)
Hardware is the third solo album in the past seven years from the man known as The Reverend Billy F. Gibbons. For someone who never […]