Author: Ben Forrest Archives: 08/2024

Daisy Ridley - Actor - 2023

‘Star Wars’ actor Daisy Ridley reveals health diagnosis

“It’s just normalised to not feel good.”

Aug 7, 2024

'Blind Owl' Wilson- the mysterious life and death of one of the 1960s most influential musicians

‘Blind Owl’ Wilson: the mysterious life and death of one of the 1960s most influential musicians

A tragic loss…

Aug 6, 2024

Kurt Cobain - Nirvana - 1990s - Musician - Guitarist - Singer

“Contempt”: The Nirvana song used to mock Guns N’ Roses

No love lost…

Aug 6, 2024

Keith Richards - The Rolling Stones - Guitarist

The one singer Keith Richards called “a nasty little bugger”

“Bob’s a nasty little bugger.”

Aug 6, 2024

Otis Redding - Musician - Singer - Volt Records - 1960s

‘Satisfaction’: How Otis Redding provided the defining version of a Rolling Stones classic

An incredible cover…

Aug 6, 2024

Rick James - American singer, musician, producer, and songwriter

The decline of a ‘Super Freak’: The sorry death of Rick James

A deeply flawed figure…

Aug 6, 2024

Aharon Amram- the Yemenite vocalist who stayed true to his roots

Aharon Amram: the Yemenite vocalist who stayed true to his roots

A key figure in Yemenite music…

Aug 5, 2024

‘Wendy O. Williams Live and F–king Loud’- the story of rock’s most outrageous live album

‘Wendy O. Williams Live and Fucking Loud’: The story of rock’s most outrageous live album

A landmark concert…

Aug 5, 2024

Rod Stewart at his London home - 1972

‘Young Turks’: The song that saw Rod Stewart attempt to go “punky”

A blatant cash-in…

Aug 5, 2024

Yard Act - Leeds Millenium Square - 2024 - Review

Yard Act live review: A long-awaited homecoming for Leeds’ post-punk heroes

A celebration of the Leeds music scene…

Aug 5, 2024

Adam Yauch - Beastie Boys - 2007

Beastie Inspirations: Adam Yauch’s five favourite songs

The track which inspired MCA…

Aug 5, 2024

Alice Coltrane’s spiritual journey to becoming Swamini Turiyasangitananda

The road to Satchidananda…

Aug 4, 2024