It’s hard to really imagine that Queen could have added anything to their catalogue by the end of their career. Sure, Freddie Mercury would have surely been making music to this day had he not passed away so quickly, but on every record, they seemed to throw everything and the kitchen sink into the mix […]
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As Christmas lights softened the edges of the room, Sean Ono Lennon did not speak of endings. He spoke of guardianship. The season, with its quiet pauses and reflective weight, had pressed gently on his sense of responsibility — not as a burden, but as a calling shaped by love, memory, and care. With Yoko […]
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What is the secret sauce that bands like The Rolling Stones possess that allows them to keep writing such good songs decade after decade? If you could bottle whatever talent it is they have and sell it, then you’d make millions in moments, there’s no doubt about it. However, if you speak to the majority […]
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There are more than enough terrible Christmas songs. It is an affliction of the festive period that we seem to be subjected to every single year. But there are some gems to be had out there. As it is that time of the year, it only seems right to bring out this little Paul McCartney […]
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Countless rock ‘n’ roll icons have taken it upon themselves to deliver a syrupy dose of Christmas cheer come the festive season. From Elvis Presley’s ‘Blue Christmas’ to David Bowie and Bing Crosby’s sickeningly heartwarming ‘Little Drummer Boy’, practically all the big names, at one point or another, decided to milk the teats of the […]
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On a softly lit Christmas evening shaped by reflection rather than ceremony, Julian Lennon, Sean Lennon, and Yoko Ono came together to honor John Lennon in a moment defined by intimacy, restraint, and deep personal meaning. There were no announcements, no formal program, and no expectation of performance. Instead, the glow of Christmas lights created […]
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It did not happen in a grand hall or under bright lights. There were no cameras, no audience, no sense that history was about to begin. It happened in a small, unremarkable room, the kind of place where ideas are tested and usually forgotten. Yet on that day, Jimmy Page walked in carrying more than […]
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On a quiet Christmas night, the season seemed to pause as five musicians stepped into the same circle of light. Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sean Ono Lennon, Julian Lennon, and Dhani Harrison stood together to perform Real Love. There were no grand announcements and no sense of spectacle. The song was chosen not for nostalgia, […]
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Oh, to have been a fly on the wall in different households when Elvis Presley performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. If you haven’t seen the performance I’m talking about, go watch it, you won’t believe how controversial the whole thing was, and while today’s standards, the whole thing looks positively tame, Elvis moves around […]
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A fractured baby doll’s head frowns on a wooden mannequin-like statue, clinging to the arm of an unsettling figure, inhuman and skeletal. With an expressionless face, its limbs are flailing and contorted. Poppies rest in its hand, against a pale green background. This is the painting that adorns Nirvana’s 1992 compilation album Incesticide, made by […]
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