Five Christmas number ones that are actually worth listening to Some great listening. Dale Maplethorpe Dec 25, 2025
‘As Tears Go By’: The Rolling Stones, kitchen lockdowns, and the beginners guide to beginning You just need to start. Dale Maplethorpe Dec 25, 2025
Elvis Presley’s disastrous performance at America’s most iconic venue An awful gig. Dale Maplethorpe Dec 25, 2025
Mahotella Queens: the pioneering trio behind South Africa’s mbaqanga movement An important musical movement. Dale Maplethorpe Dec 24, 2025
The guitarist Randy Rhoads regretted copying: “It kills me that I do that” “I don’t think I have my own style”. Dale Maplethorpe Dec 24, 2025
12 songs of Christmas: The essential holiday tracks you need this year Get them on. Dale Maplethorpe Dec 24, 2025
The Byrds album Roger McGuinn thought disappointed fans: “You’ve gone over to the enemy side” A risky move. Dale Maplethorpe Dec 24, 2025
The song Tom Petty needed 100 takes to get right: “We all blamed each other” Worth the wait. Dale Maplethorpe Dec 23, 2025
The song Bernie Taupin is most proud of: “A different point of view” A good ending. Dale Maplethorpe Dec 23, 2025
The rare hell of being Ozzy Osbourne’s support band in the 1990s A tricky situation. Dale Maplethorpe Dec 23, 2025
The career move Ann Wilson was never comfortable with: “A devil’s bargain” A tricky situation. Dale Maplethorpe Dec 22, 2025