Author: Kelly Murphy Archives: 03/2026

Peter Gabriel - Singer - 1980

Peter Gabriel’s disturbing rumination on humanity’s willingness to follow orders: “We do what we’re told”

Sinister.

Mar 31, 2026

Hall and Oates - Daryl Hall - John Oates - 1976

“Acting sort of strange”: the real person behind the classic Hall & Oates song

A timeless classic.

Mar 31, 2026

Chris Cornell - Audioslave - Soundgarden - Solo

“If he felt like it”: the singer Chris Cornell felt could do anything

A legend.

Mar 31, 2026

Patti Smith - Bob Dylan - Split

From self pity to creative isolation: The five most Bob Dylan-esque Patti Smith tracks

Two poetic geniuses.

Mar 30, 2026

Ann Wilson - Heart - 2023

“Any day of the week”: the one band Ann Wilson would gladly join

A legend.

Mar 30, 2026

Michael Stipe - R.E.M

The album that made Michael Stipe throw up and decide to start a band in the same night

A true music lover.

Mar 30, 2026

Lemmy Kilminster - Motörhead - Musician

The two greatest guitarists of the 1950s, according to Lemmy

“A good raunchy beat.”

Mar 30, 2026

Sting - Musician - 2018

“Quite moving”: The heartwrenching song Sting called his favourite of all time

“I felt shut out.”

Mar 30, 2026

Billie Joe Armstrong - Green Day - Singer

“Quintessential”: the best California punk band Billie Joe Armstrong ever heard

The real deal.

Mar 29, 2026

Robert Smith - The Cure

The album Robert Smith called The Cure “at the peak of its powers”

At the top of their game.

Mar 28, 2026

The Velvet Underground - Press Shot - Polydor

‘The Ostrich’: The song that sparked the beginnings of The Velvet Underground

The moment that started it all.

Mar 27, 2026

Robyn - Sexistential - 2026

Robyn – ‘Sexistential’ album review: sensual reflections on emotional ecstacy

The vibrations of life.

Mar 26, 2026