How did Elton John finally get sober?
A look into Elton John, and how his friendship with Ryan White, a teenager diagnosed with aids in the 1980s, helped get him ...
“That wasn’t pretty”: Pink Floyd’s failed first performance of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’
The Dark Side of the Moon' might now be recognised as one of Pink Floyd's masterpieces, but things didn't go swimmingly from ...
Five perfect Radiohead love songs
A look into Radiohead, their reputatin and the way they write about love and relationships, via a list of their five best ...
Did Nirvana rip off Pixies’ ‘Debaser’ with the youth anthem ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’?
Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain cited Pixies as a major influence, allowing their experimental dynamics to bleed into his own ...
The Grateful Dead’s four greatest songs, according to Elvis Costello
Songwriting legend Elvis Costello found lyrical kindred spirits in the work of the Grateful Dead, and especially in his four favourite songs of theirs.
The punk star who became Lou Reed’s drug dealer
The Velvet Underground legend Lou Reed lived a wild life. One crazy night in London, an unlikely cult hero became his drug ...
What was the final song Amy Winehouse recorded before her death?
The irreplaceable talent of Amy Winehouse was taken from the world far too soon, but what was the last song she ever recorded ...
Pure escapism: The musician Donald Fagen called “the alien in my bedroom”
Steely Dan leader Donald Fagen hated growing up in the suburbs. Yet, one artist, who he called "the alien in my bedroom" ...
‘A Simple Desultory Philippic’: Paul Simon’s most vicious lyric
Among an acclaimed songbook, folk singer-songwriter Paul Simon wrote 'A Simple Desultory Philippic' in 1965, standing as his ...
Five times musicians entered the video game world
Among the many many merchandising opportunities embraced by music artists, licensed video games are more common than you ...
Five improvised movie scenes better than anything a writer could come up with
Five improvised movie scenes better than anything a writer could come up with, including iconic scenes in 'Taxi Driver', ...
The guitarist who made Robert Smith want to be a musician: “Before that I wanted to be a footballer”
The Cure frontman Robert Smith is synonymous with goth and post-punk, but one legendary, and unlikely artist, made him want ...