Classic songs: ‘Fell in Love with a Girl’ by The White Stripes.
The White Stripes strict analogue, lo-fi and DIY spirit of the late 1990s and early 2000s was let’s face itContinue Reading
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Classic songs: ‘The Unforgettable Fire’ by U2.
Hands up if you are still willing to call yourself a U2 fan? Don’t fret I’m not here to bullyContinue Reading
Heartbreaker: The Song That Launched Pat Benatar’s Career.
Rock goddess Pat Benatar aka Patricia Mae Andrzejewsk was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1953. She was the daughterContinue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘The Boys of Summer’ by Don Henley.
The Eagles are one of my all time favourite bands. Ask me to choose between band leaders Glen Frey andContinue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘Big Log’ by Robert Plant.
The death of John Bonham in 1980 brought an end to one of hard rock’s greatest bands. The surviving membersContinue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘Paranoid’ by Black Sabbath.
Heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne aka the “Prince of Dark” has died this week aged 76. Some say it’s aContinue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘Jump’ by Van Halen.
The biggest albums of 1984 produced some of the biggest songs of the decade. Think about Bruce Springsteen’s Born InContinue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘Riders On The Storm’ by The Doors.
When you think of great frontmen of rock history, Mick Jagger, Freddy Mercury, Eddie Vedder and Michael Hutchene, all instantlyContinue Reading
Classic Songs: “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over” by Lenny Kravitz.
With Marvin Gaye vibes and Motown sounds, Lenny Kravitz hit pay dirt in 1991 with his celebrated release It Ain’tContinue Reading
Classic Songs: “Waterloo” by ABBA.
This year on the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s incredible victory at the annual Eurovision Song Contest in 1974, fans thisContinue Reading
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