Peter Gabriel’s madcap music vision made him a hero among prog-rock fans during the 1970s. Later, in the 1980s, he became a mainstream pop star. Even later, he was revered as an elder spokesman of intelligent pop music.
Yet, there is a period in Peter…
Teenage Kicks is the answer to what can happen when rock n’ roll magic gets created based on the simple formula of three chords and a great melody. The song, in spite of its many accolades and its fame, is the rare example of a rock anthem that’s never been…
Hawkwind: Psych-rock pioneers or acid victims?
April 5, 2021
Hawkwind, depending on who it is you ask, and where exactly they first encountered the group, are either responsible for creating one of the first robust underground scenes in rock, or were a bunch of misguided acid victims. To some, they were salt-of-the-earth musicians…
John Cooper Clarke's musical career
March 31, 2021
John Cooper Clarke is, arguably, the most famous living British poet, an icon of the punk era, an inspiration to Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys, and a man with a hairstyle worth building a cult around.
Although Clarke is, especially, famous for the solo performances of…
Squeeze: The final Velvet Underground album reassessed
February 27, 2021
The Velvet Underground’s Squeeze would be an anomaly in any band’s discography, let alone one of the most influential groups of the 20th Century. Disowned by critics and fans alike for, among other things, not featuring any of the band’s original line-up…
The mere utterance of Paul Weller’s name can make most fans of British music swoon. The Jam and Paul Weller’s solo work are spoken about with the kind of reverence that Catholics use to describe the Pope. Yet, his eventful career also included another succesful…
The long road: How the Pretenders made their debut album
January 23, 2021
In 1979 Chrissie Hynde, a versed pro of the punk rock scene, finally made her unlikely dream come true. Together with the Pretenders, she recorded her first album, one of the most celebrated debut records of all time. Here’s a brief look at the making of The…
Described by one music critic as “Arguably, the greatest rock single ever recorded“, the fame of the Only Ones’ Another girl, another planet has been enduring, to say the least. Fate would not be as kind to the band themselves and their brief catalog, and…
Butthole Surfers were troublemakers determined to undermine expectations rather than meet them. Their often camouflaged musical abilities did provide them with a couple of bonafide hit singles, as well as the admiration of many. Here is the brief story of Pepper by Butthole…