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…
Features ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’: Pink Floyd’s swansong of their madcap leader by Riley Fitzgerald A remarkable constellation of madcap sound, nothing like Pink Floyd’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn had ever been heard before and nor would it…
Lists Music News Gonzo listening: Hunter S. Thompson lists his 10 favourite records of the 60s “rock age” by Happy Hunter S. Thompson lists his 10 favourite records of the “rock age” of the 1960s, including classics from Bob Dylan, The Stones and Miles Davis….
Music News Music producer Phil Spector dies while serving life sentence for murder by Jasmine Kassis Former music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector passed away from COVID-19 at 81 years old. The Wall of Sound creator Phil Spector was diagnosed…
News World Andy Warhol’s most impressive marks on the music world by Kayla McNicoll The late Andy Warhol is widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, particularly within the world of…
Features The 10 most groundbreaking free jazz albums of all time by Luke Saunders Free jazz is challenging, ferocious, and often political. It can be earth-shattering and other times it can just be plain confusing. Nevertheless, it is a…
Features 5 amazing things you didn’t know about Janis Joplin by Luke Saunders Janis Joplin was a free-wheeling soul and the first true female rockstar. Though fame came with its fair share of trials and tribulations. Debilitating drug…
Features The Wrecking Crew: history’s greatest session band by Luke Saunders Even if you’re scratching your head at who The Wrecking Crew is, you know who they are. If you’re familiar with any classic hits from…
Enmore Audio Features How the VOX Continental shaped the sound of the hippie generation by Dan Shaw You didn’t have to be there to indulge in the technicolour dreamscape of the hippie generation: the sounds live on. The VOX Continental played its…
Features The 25 Best ’60s Songs to stick it to the man by Luke Saunders A monumental decade of social and political upheaval, the 1960s saw the Civil Rights Movement, The Cuban Missile Crisis and the assassinations of both Martin…
Features Why It Mattered: Led Zeppelin – ‘Led Zeppelin II’ by Luke Saunders On this day, 50 years ago, one of the most magnetic rock albums of all time was born. While their first album was cut in…
News Quentin Tarantino has unveiled the soundtrack for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood by Sophie Heath Quentin Tarantino is releasing his love letter to the 1960s through the soundtrack of his new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Tarantino has…
News Roky Erickson, psychedelic rock pioneer, passes away at 71 by Happy Roky Erickson, founder of The 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of psychedelic rock in the 1960s, has passed away at 71 years old. An…
