Author: Arun Starkey Archives: 11/2021

How Janis Joplin and Grace Slick inspired a classic Fleetwood Mac song

Heartbreaking.

Nov 6, 2021

Joni Mitchell

The resson why Joni Mitchell doesn’t think she’s a “confessional songwriter”

Strange.

Nov 6, 2021

Pete Townshend favourite Beatles

The Story Behind The Song: The Who’s autobiographical lament ‘Behind Blue Eyes’

Classic.

Nov 6, 2021

The vital gender-fluid song that David Bowie wrote about Marc Bolan

The vital gender-fluid song that David Bowie wrote about Marc Bolan

Important.

Nov 6, 2021

Building bridges over troubled water: In defence of Art Garfunkel

A revisionist perspective.

Nov 5, 2021

Nandi Bushell pays tribute to Charlie Watts with ‘Gimme Shelter’ performance

Genius.

Nov 5, 2021

Slipknot postpone Asia tour and Knotfest Japan due to coronavirus outbreak

Listen to Slipknot’s intense new single ‘The Chapeltown Rag’

They’ve returned.

Nov 5, 2021

Jonny Greenwood’s film scores ranked from worst to best

Darkness and Light: How to play the guitar like Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood

The definitive modern guitar hero.

Nov 5, 2021

When shoegaze went stratospheric: My Bloody Valentine masterpiece ‘Loveless’ turns 30

Masterpiece.

Nov 5, 2021

When Dee Dee Ramone ditched punk rock to become a rapper

When Dee Dee Ramone ditched punk rock to become a rapper

Hilarious.

Nov 5, 2021

Discussing the genius of the “one-note solo” on Neil Young’s classic song ‘Cinnamon Girl’

Iconic.

Nov 5, 2021

How a 12th-century poet inspired a classic Eric Clapton song

Massive.

Nov 4, 2021