How Aretha Franklin coined a catchphrase with ‘Respect’
“The fervour in Aretha’s voice demanded that respect.”
Author: Poppy Burton Archives: 10/2023
The two Alice in Chains songs credited entirely to Layne Staley
Two powerful tracks about addiction.
‘You Don’t Own Me’: The crucial Lesley Gore anthem that championed feminism
“It got picked up as an anthem for women, which makes me very proud.”
The grotesque art of Rudolf Schwratzkloger: the man accused of cutting off his own penis
“Acts of self-amputation finally did Schwarzkogler in”.
The Pearl Jam song that “just didn’t work”
“It just came out a little bit lighter than I thought, but people seem to dig it.”
The Blondie song that was a “total homage” to The Velvet Underground
“Everybody was peace and love, and here’s this dark record with songs about heroin and murder.”