While The Beatles were never short of an idea as a group, the fact that they heavily relied on the talents of John Lennon and Paul McCartney for coming up with their best-known material often meant that an equally-talented songwriter in George Harrison was pushed to the sidelines. It was always clear from some of […]
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There’s a certain sense of immediacy whenever Jimmy Page went into the studio to make a Led Zeppelin record. The band had all the time in the world to make the record that they wanted, but when listening to the way that they interacted with each other, each riff seemed to grab you by the […]
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The reality is, you will rarely be happy with the work you first made years after you made it. You don’t have to be a globe-trotting band like Queen to know that. Just take a quick look into your old sketchbooks, notepads or even school work and find yourself enduring an unbearable level of cirnginess. […]
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Paul McCartney and John Lennon were, for a time, two halves of the same whole. An undefeated songwriting partnership, the duo created some of the most timeless pop hits in existence with The Beatles. But as time passed, their fame burned like wildfire, and the money kept rolling in, only adding more fuel for the […]
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In the modern day, the BBC banning your song acts as a form of endorsement. Following the censorship from an establishment whose executive decisions are coming increasingly under the microscope, a revolutionary frenzy will soon stir, thrusting the song into counterculture reverence. But historically speaking, that hasn’t always been the case, with the BBC’s radio […]
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How do you ever begin to define a guitarist as prolific as Jimmy Page? His first guitar was a small, run-down acoustic number, not the kind of thing you can learn to be a legend on, but the sort of instrument that gives you a feel for things and allows kids to imagine themselves becoming […]
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On June 25, 1990, the city of London shimmered with anticipation from the earliest hours. Outside the iconic Wembley Stadium, tens of thousands gathered, buzzing with the knowledge that something historic was about to unfold. Inside, more than 70,000 fans waited in an expectant hush, hearts racing with every passing minute. When Paul McCartney finally […]
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As the voice of Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant revolutionised rock music throughout the late 1960s and ’70s. Matching the ridiculously high standards of Jimmy Page’s guitar virtuosity, John Bonham’s explosive percussion, and John Paul Jones’ rhythmic bass lines was no easy feat, but Plant prospered with pinpoint pitch and due projection. One can understand why […]
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When Ringo Starr’s Name Became a Political Headline For decades, Ringo Starr got people moving to music, not slogans. But suddenly, his name was everywhere. A political phrase started spreading across social media, and online reports quickly tied Ringo Starr to the storm around it. Conversations erupted in every direction. Some praised artists for speaking […]
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For being in one of the biggest bands in the world, Ringo Starr seemed to be the only person who didn’t have the same sheen as the rest of The Beatles. He was one of the greatest drummers that the world had ever seen, but when you look at the number of songs he actually […]
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