Author: Jack Whatley Archives: 10/2020

Lou Reed: A life spent subverting the normal into the extraordinary

An icon

Oct 27, 2020

The worst Nirvana cover of all time? Take That perform ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ in 1995

Just awful

Oct 26, 2020

Revisit George Harrison’s poignant final interview

Beautiful.

Oct 26, 2020

A 936-track playlist chronicling Neil Young’s incredible career

From start to finish

Oct 26, 2020

Six definitive songs: The ultimate beginner’s guide to Blondie

Just six!?

Oct 26, 2020

From Iggy Pop to Ramones: The 8 songs Morrissey couldn’t live without

Quite a selection

Oct 25, 2020

Paul McCartney says The Beatles were better than The Rolling Stones

Watch Paul McCartney give a lesson on how to play bass

Vital teaching

Oct 25, 2020

Far Out Meets: Beatles historian Tony Barrell on the early days of ‘Beatlemania’

And his new book

Oct 25, 2020

“Are you happier as a schmuck?”: Lou Reed loses his cool during an interview in 1975

“Don’t believe what you see”

Oct 25, 2020

Listen to Neil Young’s isolated guitar on the brilliant ‘Cinnamon Girl’ from 1969

Listen here

Oct 24, 2020

Leonard Cohen’s powerful performance of ‘Famous Blue Raincoat’ on German TV is essential viewing

What a performance

Oct 24, 2020

The Story Behind the Song: David Bowie’s ‘Fashion’ is a scathing assessment of the industry

“Turn to the left!”

Oct 24, 2020