The late great George Harrison once told Crawdaddy, “I don’t feel like I’m writing songs. It’s like they’re being written through me.” With many of the greatest guitarists of all time, it often don’t sound like they’re playing something of this world. There will always be people whose approach to music is fairly simple, but […]
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As the final seconds of the year slipped away, history did not arrive with noise. It arrived quietly — and then stayed. On New Year’s Eve leading into 2026, at a warmly lit home-stage event in England, the audience witnessed a moment that had never truly existed in rock history before. Robert Plant stepped forward […]
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Looking back, it is hard to distinguish between the reality and the hype that surrounds The Beatles. They are most often referred to as one of the most influential bands of all time, being a seed from which most modern music has grown. But, for a section of the music-loving world, they are just another […]
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What followed was a duet shaped by understanding rather than arrangement. Sean’s tone brought intimacy and reflection, a closeness that felt almost conversational. Julian’s voice carried openness and reach, stretching the melody outward as if inviting the room to join. Together, they did not compete or alternate; they listened. The song unfolded like a shared […]
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Working alongside Freddie Mercury in Queen for decades was never a chore for Brian May, who was consistently amazed by the magic his bandmate could cook up in the studio. The mercurial frontman operated on a different wavelength from his peers, with his risk-taking strategies propelling Queen to success. It is often forgotten that while […]
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What happens after the first rehearsal often matters just as much as what eventually unfolds under the lights. In some cases, it matters more. Inside the legenda The O2 Arena, following their intense Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham did not pack up and leave the venue. Instead, they stayed. After […]
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Oh, to have been one of the lucky souls at one of the early Nirvana shows. You often wonder if people witnessing history are actually aware of it, but surely those rock lovers had an inkling. Stuart Braithwaite wrote in his book about the magic that was seeing Nirvana live for the first time, and […]
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‘#9 Dream’ is the one song that stands above the rest on John Lennon’s scattergun fifth studio album, Walls and Bridges, comparing favourably with the very best of his solo compositions. The entire record was the product of Lennon’s infamous ‘Lost Weekend’ in Los Angeles during the summer of 1974, a time when he shacked […]
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There are plenty of stories of songs John Lennon hated, but others usually write them. Especially at the end of The Beatles, he was more than happy to dish out critiques when it came to Paul McCartney’s songwriting efforts. But in this instance, his criticism was turned inwards when talking about one largely unknown cut. […]
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A band like Led Zeppelin is such an alchemic sum of its parts; it’s impossible to imagine their continuing after the loss of drummer John Bonham. Some of their peers decided to soldier on under similar circumstances, to varying success. AC/DC pulled off an effortless frontman swap between Highway to Hell and Back in Black, […]
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