Reckon jazz is just for connoisseurs? Think again. This introduction to the best jazz songs ever has something for everyone. What are the best jazz songs ever? That’s an almost impossible ...
In 1975, Motörhead singer Lemmy famously joked that the band “will be so loud that if we move in next door to you, your lawn will die.” He said this at a time when bands were competing to ...
The best KISS songs have entered the pantheon of great rock anthems, making it impossible to imagine music history without the band’s flamboyant presence. Up there with Coca-Cola, Cadillacs and ...
On a street in north-west London, almost directly outside a celebrated recording studio, one of the most famous ever album covers was shot. On August 8, 1969, on a street in north-west London and ...
Frank Sinatra is a legend. His music was the soundtrack to the second half of the 20th century and the best Frank Sinatra songs resonate as strongly today as they ever did. He is the greatest ...
Queen’s Live Aid performance has not only gone down in history as the day’s show-stopping event, but one of the greatest live concerts of all time. The 2019 hit biopic Bohemian Rhapsody starts ...
The term is well-known, but many jazz newcomers often ask: what is bebop? And why is it hailed as the most important development in jazz? Here’s the story. What is bebop? The Big Apple certainly ...
Who were the women on the Roxy Music album covers? We reveal the full stories behind the artworks that remain iconic to this day. Another Playboy star to enjoy a romantic dalliance with Bryan ...
In the early 60s, Brazil initiated a quiet musical revolution by exporting the silky sound of bossa nova to the rest of the world. 1964 was a significant year for pop music. It not only witnessed ...
Poster icon, inspirational figure, messenger for Rastafarianism, forever young hero… Bob Marley (born February 6, 1945; died May 11, 1981) was all those things and more. Musically, however, he ...
The song arrived as the London-born artist was truly finding his voice among the new cohort of singer-songwriters. The songbook of Yusuf/Cat Stevens contains many songs that resonate loudly with ...
From the advent of MP3s to the births of Napster, iTunes and the streaming revolution, the shift to digital music forever changed the way we experience music. She may not think so herself, but ...