It’s hard to think of rock and roll that existed before Paul McCartney and The Beatles. The timeline is definitely there from the days when the biggest rock shows in the world were sockhops where someone would hope to see Buddy Holly or Little Richard playing, but seeing the Fab Four on the Ed Sullivan […]
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The crown of greatness is cracked and splintered into a million pieces for many an artist to share. There is always something beautiful about the way music is passed down from generation to generation, as new artists receive the ultimate seal of approval from the idols who inspired them. But it is also fascinating to […]
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The Power to the People concerts by John Lennon and Yoko Ono are heading to cinemas across the world this spring. The two concerts, officially titled Power to the People: John and Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and Special Guests – Live at the One To One Concert, New York City, 1972, took place […]
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A Night at the Opera, Queen‘s fourth studio album released in 1975, is now celebrated as one of the greatest albums in music history, an achievement of musical versatility and complex production that took the band from slowly-building mainstream attention to rock ‘n’ roll icons. But, at the time of its conception, Queen was in […]
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In 1968, at the tender age of 20, Robert Plant joined Jimmy Page’s Yardbirds reboot. Initially, this group, which also welcomed John Paul Jones and John Bonham, was known as The New Yardbirds, but following a legal disagreement with former Yardbirds members, the band was christened Led Zeppelin. The Yardbirds had been a launchpad for […]
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When a Beatle Attacks a President: Did Paul McCartney Just Cross the Line? The internet exploded after Paul McCartney made unusually blunt comments about Donald Trump during a recent interview. Known for his calm and thoughtful public tone, the legendary musician surprised many by speaking far more directly than usual. In the conversation, McCartney described […]
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Even though his talents far surpassed many of his peers, it was clear that Kurt Cobain was not the sort of individual who was cut out for showcasing his brilliance on a grand scale. Nirvana’s debut album, Bleach, brought them a little bit of attention, but not exactly the sort that might drive someone to […]
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In all the years people have spent trying to understand the power of The Beatles and how it happened that those four unlikely lads from Liverpool got as famous as they did, the findings always seem to boil down to one thing: friendship. At the heart of The Beatles was a deep and genuine care […]
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Paul McCartney‘s father – also born James, though known as ‘Jim’ – was the leader of Jim Mac’s Jazz Band in the 1920s, playing trumpet and piano. Keeping the latter in the front room of the family home, Jim raised his sons to hone their musical ear, and it was this that began McCartney’s infatuation […]
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The central progenitor of rock ‘n’ roll, Elvis Presley, became one of the first-ever global superstars. His rise to fame reshaped the entire landscape of popular music. With his electrifying stage presence, rebellious image and fusion of rhythm and blues with country music, Presley helped introduce rock ‘n’ roll to a mass audience and set […]
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