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CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «The Division Bell» by Pink Floyd

30 May 2021 SB 0

The Division Bell is the fourteenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Or, if you will, the second one by the […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Clansman» by Iron Maiden

17 April 2021 SB 0

When Bruce Dickinson left Iron Maiden in 1993 people wondered what would become of the band. It happened amid several similar cases of lead vocalists […]

The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2020

2 January 2021 SB 0

2020 is in the books – thankfully, many of us will say – and it’s time to take a look back and do a little […]

When U2 got trapped inside a giant lemon

11 December 2020 SB 0

The Spinal Tap mockumentary is legendary for all the right reasons. It is one of the funniest movies ever made. The music is way better […]

THE STORY ABOUT THE SONG: «Three Days» by Jane’s Addiction

9 December 2020 SB 0

For a brief time, Jane’s Addiction were one of the most exciting bands in rock’n’roll. Just as the rock scene of the 1980s started to […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Rid of Me» by PJ Harvey

2 November 2020 SB 0

Just like Alice Cooper once was the title of a band that featured a singer with the same name, PJ Harvey was once the name […]

THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Forever Autumn» by Lake of Tears

7 September 2020 SB 0

As I write this, autumn has once again arrived across the Norselands. Nature has exploded in all kinds of colours. The weather is getting wetter […]

Ray Davies at Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo, 15 April 1998

15 April 2020 SB 0

On the day of this posting, it is exactly 22 years since Ray Davies played Rockefeller Music Hall in Oslo, Norway, on 15 April 1998. […]

The late Chris Squire

23 June 2019 SB 0

Chris Squire was the legendary bass player/vocalist for the equally legendary progressive rock band Yes. There have been many incarnations of Yes over the years, […]