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When The Cure’s Robert Smith sang the wrong song in his vocalist debut

10 May 2025 SB 0

Robert Smith is known the world over as the frontman of The Cure. He was not always the group’s singer, though. He started out as […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Submission» by The Sex Pistols 

10 March 2025 SB 0

Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren owned a store called SEX that sold outrageous clothing and various fetish items. As such, it was the most natural […]

When Rick Wakeman’s inflatable farting dinosaurs started humping

18 May 2024 SB 0

Rick Wakeman is one of the greatest keyboardists in rock music, but more than that, the man is a continual source of hilarious anecdotes. Some […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Brass In Pocket» by The Pretenders

20 April 2024 SB 0

Brass In Pocket is The Pretenders’ biggest hit and one of their most beloved songs. One person who is known for not liking it, however, […]

“PRACTICE YOUR ENGLISH” with Black Sabbath

6 April 2024 SB 0

OK! It’s time for a bit of fun again. Today we look closer at a cassette tape compilation featuring Black Sabbath. This tape was originally […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Knowing Me, Knowing You» by ABBA

23 March 2024 SB 0

From the vantage point of over 50 years later, it may appear as if ABBA ruled the 1970s. Their music still resonates as strongly today […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Black Sabbath» by Black Sabbath

1 March 2024 SB 0

Black Sabbath’s eponymous debut album was released on 13 February 1970. It was even a Friday the 13th. If that wasn’t an omen in itself, […]

The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2023

20 January 2024 SB 0

2023 is in the books, and it’s time for the customary look at the box set releases of the past year. The amount of releases […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Loch Lomond» by Runrig

23 December 2023 SB 0

Loch Lomond (gaelic for ‘Lake of the Elms’) is a freshwater Scottish lake which is situated at the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Darkness On the Edge of Town» by Bruce Springsteen

9 December 2023 SB 0

Born To Run was the album when success came knocking for Bruce Springsteen. It was his third album, huge-sounding and jubilant. It signalled the artist’s […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Led Zeppelin IV» by Led Zeppelin

25 November 2023 SB 0

Led Zeppelin’s fourth album, released on 8 November 1971, is not just considered the most classic Led Zeppelin album. It is one of the defining […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Ghosts» by Horslips

7 October 2023 SB 0

Between 1976-78, the Irish Celtic rock band Horslips released a trilogy of albums that stand as conceptual and musical masterworks. Each of them focuses on […]

CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Morrison Hotel» by The Doors

26 August 2023 SB 0

When The Doors entered Elektra Sound Recorders on 4 November 1969, they weren’t just starting work on their fifth album Morrison Hotel. They were also […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Always Look On the Bright Side of Life» by Monty Python

12 August 2023 SB 0

Always Look On the Bright Side of Life is a song by Monty Python, written to provide an end section on their third feature film […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Sundown» by Gordon Lightfoot

15 July 2023 SB 0

Sundown is a song by Canadian folk artist Gordon Lightfoot, released as a single on 25 March 1974, taken from the album of the same […]

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