Music Archives: 05/2025

Patti Smith - 2024 - Richard Thompson

“It’s so beautiful”: Patti Smith on the song that almost slipped away

Her open heart in song.

May 23, 2025

“Stay woke”- The evolution of a political term through music

“Stay woke”: The evolution of a political term through music

An evolution.

Dale Maplethorpe

May 23, 2025

Sonic Youth pictured in London - 1987

Sonic Youth explained: How a divorce ended the band

A sad ending.

Dale Maplethorpe

May 23, 2025

Billie Joe Armstrong - Green Day - Musician

A poet, elegantly wasted”: Billie Joe Armstrong crowns Jim Morrison the first true rock star

The beginning of rock swagger.

May 23, 2025

“Definitely comic”: The genre that Pearl Jam thought was a complete joke

The dumber side of rock.

May 23, 2025

10 classic rock bands that were saved by one person

10 classic rock bands that were saved by one person

The magic piece of the puzzle.

May 23, 2025

Phil Spector - 1967 - Producer

‘(Let’s Dance) The Screw’: The deliberately unreleasable song Phil Spector wrote to screw over his former partner

Unhinged.

May 23, 2025

Sammy Hagar - Van Halen - 2015

“It’s a statement”: Sammy Hagar reveals his proudest Van Halen song

The heart behind the riffs.

May 23, 2025

The Eagles - 1970s

Eagles break-up explained: What was the final straw?

The final nail in the coffin.

May 23, 2025

Jeff Lynne - Electric Light Orchestra - 1970s - Musician

The real reason Jeff Lynne regretted ELO’s anthem ‘Mr Blue Sky’

A grey cloud hanging over it.

May 23, 2025

The singers Axl Rose hates with a passion

The singers Axl Rose hates with a passion

Some serious beef.

Dale Maplethorpe

May 23, 2025

Oasis - 2024 - Liam Gallagher - Noel Gallagher - Simon Emmett - Colour

Oasis ticket holders receive safety update ahead of Heaton Park concerts

Oasis will play four shows at Heaton Park in July.

May 23, 2025