THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Life On Mars?» by David Bowie
In 1968, David Bowie was in a transitional and exploratory phase as an artist. He was still largely unknown to the mainstream, but had laid […]
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THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Passenger» by Iggy Pop
The 1970s would prove to be extremely unpredictable for Iggy Pop. The Stooges broke up in 1970, got back together with a revamped line-up as […]
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 […]
The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2020
2020 is in the books – thankfully, many of us will say – and it’s time to take a look back and do a little […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Where Have All the Good Times Gone» by The Kinks
Where Have All the Good Times Gone (referred to as WHATGTG from here on out) was written by Kinks frontman Ray Davies for their third […]
FANNY WALKED THE EARTH – «Fanny Walked the Earth» (2018)
First, a small history lesson. Fanny was an American all-female band active in the early 1970s. They were the first notable rock group to be made […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: David Bowie and Iggy Pop vs. Erich Heckel
David Bowie and Iggy Pop spent a lot of time together in 1976 and 77. They were both in Berlin working on albums, with Bowie […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «All the Young Dudes» by Mott The Hoople
On 26 March 1972, Mott The Hoople disbanded after a demoralising show in Switzerland. The band had been formed in 1966, and had already been […]