“50,000 cigarettes and several swimming pools of whiskey”: the myths surrounding Leonard Cohen’s evolving vocals
How a trepid poet became the voice of a generation.
Author: Kelly Murphy Archives: 04/2024
Slipknot announce identity of their new drummer
The announcement came in a cryptic social media post.
‘Blowin’ In The Wind’: The strange tale that saw Bob Dylan at the centre of plagiarism rumours
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ out of proportion.
Inadvertent Iconography: the many figures in The Smiths’ album artwork
War, celebrity culture, political activism, vegetarianism, and many more themes.
Steve Harley once named the greatest album ever written: “It mesmerises me”
The enduring appeal of mystery.
“I was sobbing”: the Nina Simone song that taught Joanna Sternberg how to sing
“I didn’t know what my voice was.”
Why Carole King is the “epitome” of the singer-songwriter movement, according to James Taylor
“Really something wonderful.”
How Grace Slick became the first person to say the F-word on American TV
The story of the famous 1969 Woodstock episode.
Lucinda Williams names the greatest Bob Dylan song: “He’s so damn good at that”
“There’s only one of him.”
“A new kind of composer”: how Don Buchla created the first revolutionary synthesiser
“A new kind of composer.”
