Best Gram Parsons Songs: 10 Landmarks Of “Cosmic American Music”
Setting the template for country-rock, the best Gram Parsons songs remains transcendent examples of the tragic icon’s vision of Americana.
‘Strange Little Girls’: Understanding Tori Amos’ Bold Covers Album
A remarkable project that gives silenced women a voice, Tori Amos’ covers album, ‘Strange Little Girls’, is like no other record in history.
Best Sugar Hill Records Songs: 10 Classics From The Label That Built Hip-Hop
Introducing hip-hop to the mainstream, the best Sugar Hill Records songs proved rap could sell, and they still get the party started today.
‘Reality’: The Album That Made David Bowie Rethink Life
His last album for ten years, ‘Reality’ found David Bowie seeking ‘the optimistic in my life’, before being forced into semi-retirement.
Best Carly Simon Songs: 10 Stone-Cold Singer-Songwriter Classics
Finding genuinely unexplored viewpoints in music, the best Carly Simon songs remain classics of the singer-songwriter era.
Modern Love: The Story Behind David Bowie’s Affair With The Pop Song
Modern Love may sound like a straightforward pop song, but it smuggled David Bowie’s ‘elegant cliché-twisting’ into the mainstream.
‘Spirit Of Eden’: The Story Behind Talk Talk’s Elusive Masterpiece
One of modern music’s few truly original albums, the influence of Talk Talk’s ‘Spirit Of Eden’ reaches far beyond fad and fashion.
‘Relentless’ Review: Pretenders’ 12th Album Is A Hungry, Restless Push Towards The Future
The sound of a band thriving, Pretenders’ 12th album, ‘Relentless’, pushes beyond the group’s established rock and pop template.
Lucky Star: The Story Behind Madonna’s First US Top 5 Hit
Madonna’s Lucky Star single was so popular, the ‘Like A Virgin’ album had to be delayed to make way for the fast-rising icon’s success.
Led Zeppelin’s Debut Live Gig: “There Was Special Chemistry”
Officially billed as The New Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin’s debut live gig saw the rock legends take flight in Gladsaxe, Denmark, in 1968.
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