Can you imagine what it must have been like to go to the record store in 1971, walk up to the counter, plunk money down, and walk home with your own brand-new copy of Led Zeppelin’s 1971 record Led Zeppelin IV? What a time to be alive! Some albums are like greatest hits records and […]
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At the peak of their power, it seemed as though The Beatles had more global power than a small nation; at the very least, they had enough power to threaten the ego of President Marcos of the Philippines, who sent his military police after the Fab Four back in 1966. Nevertheless, the band never managed […]
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Ringo Starr usually didn’t have that much of a problem being the worst of the best in The Beatles. There’s no conceivable way that anyone would have been able to do what he did behind the kit, but he was more than happy to admit when he didn’t have the same kind of songwriting chops […]
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The world of rock and roll seemed to come easily to Keith Richards. He was never going to be one of the biggest heartthrobs in the world whenever he played, but his gig was always about supporting The Rolling Stones from the back and making some of the greatest riffs that the rock and roll […]
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FOUR ICONS, ONE MOMENT: RINGO STARR, PAUL McCARTNEY, ELTON JOHN, AND TOM PETTY REMIND US WHY MUSIC NEVER FADES London — February 2026 Amid a world ruled by playlists and algorithms, a single photograph quietly captured the hearts of fans everywhere. No arena, no stage lights, no headlines—just four legendary musicians on a couch holding […]
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“Paul McCartney Sparks Controversy Over Kids and Cartoons” Paul McCartney, the legendary musician, recently ignited a firestorm after saying that children shouldn’t be exposed to certain themed cartoons too early. He clarified that he wasn’t criticizing anyone personally, but believes kids should grow up “in a traditional way” and explore their own identities naturally encouraging […]
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The Beatles might seem like a whirlwind of truly monumental moments of creative conjuring, that those moments are enshrined with a kind of poetic joy that they rarely had time to feel down or depressed, but that’s a little far from the truth. Behind the mania, behind the swell of intrigue, fame, and fortune were […]
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The atmospheric weight of Sonic Youth‘s influence on alternative rock is as dense as the feedback from one of their Fender Jaguars. At the centre of this whirlwind was Kim Gordon, whose radical approach to the guitar laid the groundwork for the grunge explosion, drawing from the raw energy of New York icons like The […]
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While John Lennon was certainly not averse to experimenting with new and complex ideas during his time with The Beatles, it was in his solo career that he arguably stepped further into territories that were baffling to those around him. With The Beatles, he was fortunate enough to have been paired with other musicians who […]
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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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