John Cale’s favourite John Lennon song
“The way Lennon did it seemed so natural.”
Author: Ben Forrest Archives: 01/2024
Nina Simone once discussed the stifling pressures faced by musicians
“Nobody’s going to understand or care that I’m too tired.”
William Onyeabor: Disco for Christ and the USSR, the life and times of a Nigerian legend
A pioneer of electronic music.
Courting – ‘New Last Name’ album review: a derivative mess of indie landfill
Stop it if you think you’ve heard this one before.
The musician David Bowie called “too qualified for folk”
“A waste of an incendiary talent? Not in my opinion.”
Jarvis Cocker’s favourite John Lennon song
“It made me realise that you could actually write songs like that.”
Melanie Safka, Woodstock performer, dead at 76
“She was one of the most talented, strong and passionate women of the era.”
Tragic irony: how James Brown ripped off a woman for ‘It’s a Man’s World’
The original writer received only a third of royalties.
