THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Before They Make Me Run» by The Rolling Stones
On 27 February 1977, Keith Richards was arrested at the Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel in Toronto. They Royal Canadian Mounted Police found such amounts of […]
1970s
Keith Moon: «THAT was noise. THIS is the ‘oo!»
Keith Moon was known for two things: his innovative and spectacular free-form drumming for The Who, the like of which the world has rarely seen […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Ride To Hell» by Horslips
Horslips are an Irish rock band with Celtic and folk influences. They were initially active as a touring and recording band from 1970-1980. After decades […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE ALBUM: «Stormbringer» by Deep Purple (a.k.a. When funk drove Ritchie Blackmore out of the band)
Saying that Deep Purple has gone through many line-up changes is like saying that there are many stores in a mall. The various line-ups are […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner» by Warren Zevon
Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner is a song steeped in classic adventure story elements – a literal ‘Boy’s Own’-adventure in rock music form. It is […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Love Hurts» by Nazareth
“Love Hurts” is a song written and composed by the American songwriter Boudleaux Bryant, who was a very prolific and successful songwriter for other artists […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Time For Me To Fly» by REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon released their seventh studio album with the memorable name You Can Tune A Piano, But You Can’t Tuna Fish in April 1978. It […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Our House» by Crosby Stills Nash & Young
1968 was a time of immense change for Graham Nash. It was the year when he said goodbye to pretty much his entire life as […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Kashmir» by Led Zeppelin
Kashmir is a cornerstone song in Led Zeppelin’s catalogue. Included on their sixth album Physical Graffiti, released on 24 February 1975, but its origins date […]
When KISS released four solo albums on the same day
In 1978, the world saw one of the most extravagant album launch campaigns ever: the simultaneous release of solo albums by all four members of […]
The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2019
2019 is in the books, and it’s time to take a look back and do a little summarising. From a music perspective, I will primarily […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Chiquitita» by ABBA
Chiquitita is one of ABBA’s most popular, enduring, and beloved songs. It is also one of their biggest hits, and was released in January 1979 […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Drop Dead/Celebration» by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Some stories tick several boxes. This one fits perfectly well in the “story behind the song” category, but at the same time, this is a […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «I Was Made For Loving You» by KISS
By the late 1970s disco was in full vogue, and a lot of musical acts were jumping on the bandwagon. Examples from the rock world […]
When Wrigley’s Chewing Gum changed The Police’s image
It would take a few years after they started before the lads in The Police (Sting, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers) started seeing the big money […]