Author: Lauren Hunter

'Save the Last Dance for Me'- Does The Drifters' 1960 chart-topper have the most tragic backstory in pop?

‘Save the Last Dance for Me’: Does The Drifters’ 1960 chart-topper have the most tragic backstory in pop?

A tragic admission.

Jun 28, 2026

David Bowie - Rebel Rebel - 1974

“I just want to piss Mick off a bit”: the 1974 David Bowie song that perfectly captured the era

Transitional.

Jun 27, 2026

Paul McCartney - Musician - 1970s

The 1971 Paul McCartney song that serves as an accidental prequel to ‘Eleanor Rigby’

Loneliness persists.

Jun 27, 2026

Carole King - Cash Box - 1971

The 1962 song that rendered Carole King speechless: “We were stunned into silence”

A new world beckoned.

Jun 27, 2026

Dolly Parton - Musician - Singer - 1967

‘Dumb Blonde’: the story of Dolly Parton’s 1967 chart breakthrough

The beginning of her story.

Jun 27, 2026

The 10 longest charting Motown singles of all time are still classics

The 1966 Motown classic that was originally a hit way back in 1936

Reinvention.

Jun 26, 2026

Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs for Drella

The 1990 album Lou Reed wanted to cut John Cale out of: “I had to make choices”

Destined for doom.

Jun 25, 2026

Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime the big misinterpretation about the best one-hit wonder of the 1980s

‘Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime’: the big misinterpretation about the best one-hit wonder of the 1980s

One and done.

Jun 25, 2026

Phoebe Bridgers - 2026 - Lost Weekend

Phoebe Bridgers announces third album, ‘Lost Weekend’

Set to arrive on August 14th.

Jun 24, 2026

David Hockney - Artist - 2017

David Hockney memorial set for London in early 2027

Hockney’s funeral was held privately.

Jun 24, 2026

Gorillaz - Live at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - 2026

New Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium gig documentary confirmed

The show is being committed to film.

Jun 24, 2026

Tom Hanks - Actor - 2023

Tom Hanks makes rare AI comment regarding ‘Toy Story’ future: “Scary”

Hanks is not a fan of AI.

Jun 24, 2026