Author: Kelly Murphy Archives: 11/2025

Kurt Russell - Actor - 2025

The legendary movie Kurt Russell thinks is meaningless: “I wouldn’t put too much value in it”

An important take.

Nov 30, 2025

Cat Stevens - Musician - 1970s

Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ favourite albums of the 1960s

The innovators.

Nov 30, 2025

Elton John - 2024 - Raph Pour Hashemi

The artist Elton John said the world needed today: “The pain doesn’t go away”

Gone too soon.

Nov 30, 2025

General - Music - Musician - Indie - Indie Rock - Gig - Crowd - Guitar

Which rock songs held the top spot for more than five weeks in the 1970s?

A competitive decade.

Nov 29, 2025

General - Music - Singing - Microphone - Singer - Records - Radio - Generic

Five songs that science thinks won’t give you chills but which actually do

The best feeling.

Nov 29, 2025

Peter Gabriel - 2023 - Nadav Kander

The singer who left Peter Gabriel speechless: “Just beyond words”

Seminal influence.

Nov 29, 2025

Siouxsie and the Banshees

What is the best opening lyric Siouxsie Sioux ever wrote?

The art of tension.

Nov 29, 2025

Stevie Nicks - Musician - Fleetwood Mac - 1970's

Stevie Nicks’ favourite Stevie Nicks song: “That was the difference”

A live staple.

Nov 28, 2025

John Lennon - Yoko Ono - The Beatles - 1969

The gig that ended John Lennon’s lost weekend, and why music makes us fall in love

A pivotal moment.

Nov 28, 2025

Tom Petty - Musician - 2012

Who sings the backing female backing vocals on Tom Petty’s ‘Don’t Come Around Here No More’?

Unintentional decision.

Nov 28, 2025

Lars Ulrich - Metallica - Drummer

The rock band that Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich said was like paradise to play with

A major influence.

Nov 28, 2025

Patti Smith - Musician - 1978

The “greatest sadness” of Patti Smith’s entire life and career

Gone too soon.

Nov 28, 2025