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Features Archives: 05/2026

The Story Behind the Song ‘Breakdown’ by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The Story Behind The Song: The breakthrough of ‘Breakdown’ by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

That debut single that “debuted” twice.

Andrew Clayman
May 17, 2026
Five modern songs that sound too good to be written today

Five modern songs that sound too good to be written today

Too timeless to have held an iPhone.

Lucy Harbron
May 17, 2026
10 experimental albums from the 1970s that can’t be described

10 experimental albums from the 1970s that can’t be described

A new dawn.

Callum MacHattie
May 17, 2026
Five songs where the backing singers were better than the lead

Five songs where the backing singers were better than the lead

Booming from the background…

Ben Forrest
May 17, 2026
Gene Simmons - Musician - KISS - 2017

In defence of the five musical legends that Gene Simmons can’t stand

He’s wrong about these.

Dale Maplethorpe
May 16, 2026
Tale of the Tape The story of Brian Eno’s ‘Here Come the Warm Jets’ art-glam gem

Tale of the Tape: The story of Brian Eno’s art-glam gem ‘Here Come the Warm Jets’

“Well, Eno’s a silly bugger…”

Tom Phelan
May 16, 2026
A timeline of the first five years of grunge

A timeline tracing the first five years of grunge

A major cultural turning point.

Kelly Murphy
May 16, 2026
The five best-selling songs from 1976 aren't as good as you remember -

The five best-selling songs from 1976 aren’t as good as you remember

You’ll be let down.

Dale Maplethorpe
May 16, 2026
Mutant mécanique- The 50 greatest synthpunk songs of all time

Mutant mécanique: The 50 greatest synthpunk songs of all time

“I heard a link between the Ramones and Kraftwerk.”

Tom Phelan
May 16, 2026
Jane Birkin - Music - Far Out Magazine

‘Cigarettes’: the story of Jane Birkin’s most tragic song

“Little snatches of my diary…”

Paulina Subia
May 16, 2026
Chicago the band vs Chicago the city- How a lawsuit turned into an ambassadorship

Chicago the band vs Chicago the city: How a lawsuit turned into an ambassadorship

Never mess with a public transport department.

Andrew Clayman
May 16, 2026
Bill Evans A jazz legend’s life in five tragedies

Bill Evans: A jazz legend’s life in five tragedies

The brilliant pianist Miles Davis described as having “this quiet fire”.

Andrew Clayman
May 15, 2026

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