THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Darkness On the Edge of Town» by Bruce Springsteen
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 […]
1970s
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Led Zeppelin IV» by Led Zeppelin
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
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
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
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
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 […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «July Morning» by Uriah Heep
July Morning is one of the finest tracks ever recorded. It is the third track on Uriah Heep’s third album Look At Yourself, released in […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Hold Out Your Hand» by Chris Squire
Yes had been doing the album-tour-album-tour cycle pretty intensely for several years, and had finished the first leg of their Relayer tour when they decided […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Ça plane pour moi» by Plastic Bertrand
Plastic Bertrand is the alter ego of Belgian recording artist and television presenter Roger Jouret. He sprang to prominence with the track Ça plane pour […]
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: «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: «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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2022
Here we are again! Another year, another batch of released music box sets. 2022 did not disappoint, even if we saw more of a normalized […]