Features The Best ’60s Songs to stick it to the man by Luke Saunders As a time of immense social, political and historic significance we have collated the 25 best ’60s songs for sticking it to the man. A monumental decade of social and…
Features David Bowie – ‘Hunky Dory’: Why It Mattered by Luke Saunders David Bowie’s fourth album secured his fate as a legendary songwriter. 50 years on we reflect on the making of a classic, Hunky Dory. In 1970, David Bowie was edging…
Features Music King Crimson – ‘In The Court Of The Crimson King’: Why It Mattered by Luke Saunders In The Court of the Crimson King remains a landmark album for progressive rock and continues to inspire, more than 50 years after its release. It was the group Jimi…
Features The story behind the writing and recording of ‘Sympathy For The Devil’ by Luke Saunders One of the most controversial songs in rock history doesn’t go without its fair share of secrets. This is the tale of Sympathy For The Devil. Since 1964, the songwriting…
Features LSD and 24-hour jazz: the story of Jefferson Airplane’s ‘White Rabbit’ by Luke Saunders Don’t stop chasing that elusive tail. We dive down the rabbit hole into one of the ’60s most enduring tunes, Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit. Curiouser and curiouser. Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit…
Features The 10 most groundbreaking avant-garde albums of all time by Luke Saunders These 10 albums redefined what was thought possible of their respective genres. Dive into the swirling pot of madness that is avant-garde. Let’s be honest, avant-garde is not for everyone….
Features A history of the troubadour: from the High Middle Ages to Bob Dylan by Luke Saunders Is Bob Dylan the last surviving troubadour? A brief history of the travelling song men of the High Middle Ages before the Black Death wiped them out. Bob Dylan was…
Features News What is Delta blues and why was it so influential? by Luke Saunders From Ma Rainey to Robert Johnson, many voices became a choir that birthed Delta blues and spawned a cultural wave that still rocks music today. The Mississippi Delta: the ‘land…
Lists 5 wonderful things you didn’t know about Syd Barrett by Luke Saunders We reflect on the weird and wonderful life of Syd Barrett in an attempt to withdraw the 5 most amazing things he ever did. Syd Barrett, the progenitor, and mastermind…
Features Music ‘Blue Suede Shoes’: from Perkins to Presley by Luke Saunders Blues Suede Shoes is one of those rare songs that lives two extremely successful lives. First with rockabilly singer Carl Perkins, and then with The King. There are straight-up classics,…
Features Why It Mattered: The Rolling Stones – ‘Let It Bleed’ by Luke Saunders Following the death of Brian Jones, The Rolling Stones upped the anti with the emotionally charged, blues-rock collage, Let It Bleed. The album opens with a whisper. Haunting vocals conflate…
Features Music 5 amazing things you didn’t know about Keith Richards by Luke Saunders The Rolling Stone that keeps on rolling, Keith Richards is still drinking, still partying, and still making music. These are 5 amazing facts about his life. Rockstars always seem to…
Features Happy Studios Music News Discogs: what is it, where it came from, and how to use it by Luke Saunders Is the internet really the best place for a rare vinyl transaction? We’re here to find out whether Discogs is the place to buy physical music, and why. It started…
