Music News George Harrison’s least favourite Beatles song by Tom Disalvo George Harrison once opened up about his least favourite song by the band, and recalled the hellish time spent in the studio recording it. Speaking of The Beatles’ 1969 track…
Features News 5 amazing things you didn’t know about Janis Joplin by Luke Saunders In testament to the woman behind the myth, here are 5 amazing things you didn’t know about the incredible blues woman, Janis Joplin. Janis Joplin was a free-wheeling soul and…
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…
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. Hunter S. Thompson was no…
Music News Mike Nesmith of the Monkees dead at 78 by Cassie Benco Legendary singer and guitarist of the Monkees, Mike Nesmith, has tragically died of heart failure at age 78. Up until only last month, Mike Nesmith, the wool hat wearing, guitar…
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 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 ‘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 ever be again. An immaculate…
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 with Covid-19 nearly four weeks…
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 music and pop culture. Beyond…
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 crucial and powerful step in…
Features The Wrecking Crew: history’s greatest session band by Luke Saunders The Wrecking Crew are behind some of the biggest hits of ’60s and ’70s having pressed thousands of records. They were the pop producing machine of the time. Even if…
Features Pro Audio 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 own role in creating these…
