Every single rock and roll frontman is always going to be chasing the high that they had when seeing Robert Plant for the first time. Plant didn’t invent the idea of having a star frontman at the front of the stage, but by the time that Led Zeppelin became one of the biggest bands in […]
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It’s not really that fair to consider Ringo Starr to be a lesser member of The Beatles. Even though he would have admitted to having absolutely no desire to write any songs, it was a lot easier for him to sit with whatever his bandmates brought him and play the perfect accompaniment every single time […]
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At least in the early days, you would think The Beatles would have been most inspired by their native Liverpool surroundings. A street in Murrayfield, Edinburgh, doesn’t ring that many bells. However unsuspecting it was, this was the place where John Lennon spent some of his happiest memories in childhood, gallivanting north of the border […]
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Paul McCartney‘s brother, Mike McCartney, has appeared to leak the title of his sibling’s highly-anticipated new album. Mike took to X on March 24th to share an image of a poster that had been spotted by his son, Josh, in Liverpool, which featured a road sign titled, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, and the L24 […]
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After marrying Yoko Ono, many believed John Lennon had completely moved on from his past. But the chapter he shared with Cynthia Lennon and his son Julian Lennon never truly disappeared. When John Lennon’s marriage to Cynthia ended in 1968, it was more than just the breakup of a family. It happened while The Beatles […]
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Think of any legendary name across music history, and there’s a strong chance that they’ve covered Elvis Presley at some point. Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Tom Petty, and more all had a stab at breathing new life into ‘The King’s classics, many of which weren’t even originals to begin with. That said, while it’s no […]
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With many bands, the debate over their best album is often a short one, as they objectively hit their stride on a specific record. However, Led Zeppelin doesn’t fall into this category. Music lovers could spend all day debating their definitive body of work and still never reach a consensus, as each album offers something […]
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While very few people ever expected the solo careers of John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison to be a failure when compared to their output in The Beatles, not many knew exactly what to expect from the band’s least prolific songwriter, Ringo Starr. Having only written two songs for the band during his time […]
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Being Paul McCartney’s younger brother must be like joining the Old El Paso product development team the week after they unveiled the Smoky BBQ fajita kit. How on earth do you follow that? Imagine gathering around that Christmas Day dining table and hearing, “Well, it’s been a good year for Paul; it looks like he […]
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Many aspects make Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ their definitive song. A distillation of their colourful theatrics, oscillating dynamics, and Freddie Mercury’s power as a songwriter and performer, it brought together the band’s best elements in one manic whirlwind. Decades on from its release, the song remains a strange mythical beast. Unlike most other chart-topping rock songs, […]
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