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THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Show Must Go On» by Queen 

11 May 2025 SB 0

As the 1980s turned into the 1990s, Queen were working on their final recording sessions with singer Freddie Mercury. These sessions would yield their fourteenth […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Wicked Game» by Chris Isaak

14 September 2024 SB 0

Wicked Game is without question Chris Isaak’s best known song. The brooding, lovelorn song is performed with an inner intensity which belies its quiet treatment, […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Sabotage» by Beastie Boys

24 August 2024 SB 0

They fought for their right to party. They had no sleep ‘till Brooklyn. They checked it out, passed the mic, and played with a brass […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Always» by Michael Kiske

22 June 2024 SB 0

Losing a friend or a loved one is one of the hardest things we can go through as human beings. Especially if we lose them […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Nightfall» by Blind Guardian

15 June 2024 SB 0

The heavy metal genre reached its commercial peak in the 1980s, but the metal bands of that decade struggled to keep their momentum as the […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Tears of the Dragon» by Bruce Dickinson

30 March 2024 SB 0

In 1993, Bruce Dickinson announced his departure from Iron Maiden. His decision to leave the band was a shock to everyone involved, from bandmates to […]

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: «Somedays» by Paul McCartney

22 July 2023 SB 0

In the mid-1990s, Paul McCartney was in a Beatles mode. He had been deeply involved in The Bealtes Anthology project, which included a ten-part documentary […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Childhood’s End» by KISS

4 February 2023 SB 0

The 1990s were strange times for many bands. Fashion and tastes seemed to change almost overnight. The colourful, carefree, fun parties of the 1980s had […]

When Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins road-tripped across America to visit Pantera’s strip club

29 July 2022 SB 0

In 1998, the music festival Ozzfest was arranged in England at the Milton Keynes. The band Korn had been booked to play, but circumstances forced […]

The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2021

10 December 2021 SB 0

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: «The Wild Ones» by Suede

30 October 2021 SB 0

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: «Elderly Woman Behind the Counter In A Small Town» by Pearl Jam

6 August 2021 SB 0

Pearl Jam have a lot of great tracks in their arsenal. One of their best is a quiet, introspective, hidden gem of a song, which […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Hole Hearted» by Extreme

16 June 2021 SB 0

Extreme sprang forth from Boston, Massachusetts in 1985, reaching the height of their popularity in the early 1990s with their second album Pornograffitti (released 7 […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Stranger In This Town» by Richie Sambora

15 June 2021 SB 0

Few bands in the melodic hard rock genre saw more success towards the end of the 1980s than Bon Jovi. After they broke through with […]

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