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
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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: ‘Self Esteem’ by The Offspring.
I often find myself revisiting some of the bands from the 1990s which had an impact on me and myContinue 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: “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
Classic Songs: ‘Without Me’ by Eminem.
Marshall Bruce Mathers III aka Eminem is a polarising figure. Middle America couldn’t get enough of him during his heyday.Continue Reading
Classic Songs: “Walk This World” by Heather Nova.
Tucked in between some heavy weights of music in my cd and vinyl collection sits Heather Nova’s album Oyster. I’mContinue Reading
Classic songs: ‘Helter Skelter’ by The Beatles.
The origins of heavy metal date back to the late 1960s and early 1970s. Often both Led Zeppelin and BlackContinue Reading
Classic Songs: ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ by Sinéad O’Connor.
Sinéad O’Connor was both a courageous person and controversial figure. Her struggles with mental illness (especially her awful childhood withContinue Reading
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