THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Journey» by Big Country
The Journey is a Big Country song from their 2013 album of the same name. It introduced Mike Peters as the new vocalist, Jamie Watson […]
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THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «(Theme From) Harry’s Game» by Clannad
When Clannad got their first international hit in 1982 with the atmospheric Gaelic ballad (Theme From) Harry’s Game, they had already been active for some […]
When U2 got trapped inside a giant lemon
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 BEHIND THE SONG: «Bad» by U2
As I write this, the current week marks the 33rd anniversary of the Live Aid concert which happened on 13 July 1985. I’ve always wanted […]
U2 at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, 5 June 1983
It was early summer 1983. U2 were on the American leg of their War tour, supporting the album of the same name from the same […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «One Tree Hill» by U2
One Tree Hill is one of the stand-out tracks on U2’s classic The Joshua Tree album, released on 9 March 1987. It is not a […]