Gene Simmons picks his favourite Kiss song
Gene Simmons discusses his all-time favourite Kiss track.
From The Vault Archives: 09/2023
Why John Lennon called recording The Beatles’ albums “torture”
“We suffer like hell anytime we make anything.”
The origin of the haunting melody in the Johnny Cash hit ‘I Walk The Line’
A deeply personal song that speaks to the hopefulness in all of us.
‘Was Dog a Doughnut’: How Cat Stevens accidentally had a huge influence on hip hop with his bizarre electro venture
“It wound up being a staple in the hip hop world.”
The reason The Who rarely ever soloed
Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon: it’s hard to imagine a more virtuosic four-piece than that. It renders The Who a fantasy…
When Bryan Ferry and Dave Stewart played a game of tennis with Tony Blair and Rory Bremner
In 1996, Bryan Ferry, Dave Stewart, Tony Blair and Rory Bremner played a legendary tennis match.
The only physically issued single to be certified diamond
We reveal the only physical single to be certified diamond.
James Hetfield on how Aerosmith inspired him to sing and play guitar
Once revealed how momentous they were to him.
The guitarists who influenced Mick Ronson
Ronson was inspired by classic rock guitarists like Jeff Beck…