While times have changed significantly over the last 70 years, one could certainly argue that the British music scene is in more dire need of being shaken up than it ever has been during that period. This is no criticism of the quality of music being released by British acts, which is as promising as […]
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Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell’s Quiet Act of Compassion No cameras. No press event. No grand announcement. On a cold January morning in Sussex, Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell quietly opened the gates to what sources describe as a $15 million animal rescue sanctuary known as Apple Haven. The sanctuary was created for […]
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WHEN THE SONS WALKED IN THEIR FATHERS’ SHADOWS Yesterday in London, a quietly remarkable moment unfolded — one that felt less like a tribute and more like history folding back on itself. Outside Abbey Road Studios, five familiar names crossed the iconic zebra crossing: Julian Lennon, Sean Lennon, Dhani Harrison, Zak Starkey, and James McCartney. […]
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Kurt Cobain was nothing if not one of the most easygoing music snobs in the world. He may have single-handedly changed the course of music overnight, the minute that Nirvana became the biggest band in the world, but there was a good chance that he would also be contradictory about nearly everything on the charts […]
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Any rock star would have killed to be in the position that Robert Plant was in when Led Zeppelin hit the big time. Jimmy Page may have been the ringleader of the band in many respects, but when listening to what Plant could do with his voice, there was no one else who even came […]
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It’s unclear whether any of The Beatles understood in the moment, but their iconic show at Shea Stadium would stand as the apex of their global conquering. Across barely two years, The Beatles had been pulled from the Merseybeat clubs of their Liverpool hometown to unprecedented levels of world hysteria, dominating the charts on both […]
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There are hardly any other rock stars who have been as diplomatic as Brian May. As much as Queen may have gone in a thousand different directions, May was always willing to try out anything that came into his bandmates’ heads, even if he wasn’t 100% sold on what they were working with. But even […]
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Any musician would have considered it the highest privilege to be in the presence of someone like George Harrison. All of The Beatles had almost ascended to being higher beings by the time that they conquered the world, so to say that what they were doing was wrong or that any of them were in […]
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After a mysterious guitar was left in his new family home as a child, Jimmy Page knew he wanted to play the instrument, even if he was yet to master it. Through dedication and natural talent, Page became infatuated with the guitar, and many figures waltzed into his life as sources of inspiration, including two […]
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Musical history is packed with some truly iconic couples, but of them all, there was arguably no love as pure and sweet as the one shared by Paul and Linda McCartney. While other duos brought drama or gossip that people are still hung up on today, the McCartneys were characterised simply by their peace. For […]
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