‘Crazy’: The first song to hit number one without selling a single copy
A pivotal moment in music.
Music Archives: 10/2023
Is The Band song ‘The Weight’ a biblical allegory?
The Band lived a life on the road, travelling America’s subcultures.
The reason why Joe Elliott broke down when recording Def Leppard’s ‘Pyromania’
The high price for being a rock and roll legend.
‘Let It Be’: Femi Kuti picks his favourite song by The Beatles
Kuti’s favourite song is also the first he ever discovered by the Fab Four.
The moment that made Rivers Cuomo want to play guitar
The eclectic taste from the king of nerd rock.
The three Beatles songs John Lennon called Paul McCartney’s best
The prickly frontman made some concessions.
‘La Villa Strangiato’: The song Geddy Lee calls “a pivotal moment” for Rush
Whilst a fan favourite, it also draws criticism.
The one performance The Edge called “a life-changing experience”
The start of the musical revolution onstage.
‘Eleanor Rigby’: The first Beatles song to feature no guitars
None of the magic behind the fretboards.
Peter Jackson directs The Beatles video for ‘Now and Then’
Jackson previously directed The Beatles documentary ‘Get Back’.
What Tom Petty called the “real tragedy of The Heartbreakers”
Losing a member of the musical family.
Tom Waits picked his 20 favourite albums of all time
“Songs really are like a form of time travel because they really have moved forward in a bubble”.