Author: Reuben Cross Archives: 12/2025

Rod Stewart - 1984 - Singer - Publicity Photo - Warner Bros Records

The album that made Rod Stewart regain his confidence: “That gave me encouragement”

On top form.

Dec 31, 2025

Tom Petty - Singer - Guitarist - 1980's

What was Tom Petty’s best-selling single?

A high point.

Dec 30, 2025

Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin - Guitarist

What did Led Zeppelin mean by “bustle in your hedgerow”?

Mysterious.

Dec 30, 2025

What rock song had the first double bass drum

What rock song had the first double bass drum?

Pioneering.

Dec 30, 2025

Jerry Garcia - Bob Dylan - Split

The album that made Jerry Garcia understand Bob Dylan: “Relevant to what was going on in my life”

“He was really saying something.”

Dec 29, 2025

Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits - Guitarist - 2001

The album Mark Knopfler said got famous by accident: “Sheer fluke”

Took him by surprise.

Dec 29, 2025

Bono - U2 - 2017 - Paul David Hewson - Singer - Musician

The musician Bono called the rock and roll version of Bach

An icon.

Dec 28, 2025

The White Stripes - Elephant - 2003 - Press Shot

Back to the Beginning: Watch The White Stripes perform a forgotten gem on their TV debut

Wickedly raw.

Dec 28, 2025

Donald Fagen - Keyboardist - Steely Dan - 2023

The songs Donald Fagen said could hurt Steely Dan’s credibility

Not too much.

Dec 27, 2025

Jimmy Page - Neil Young - Split

The song Jimmy Page thought Neil Young couldn’t play: “He may not know that”

Beyond him.

Dec 27, 2025

Ritchie Blackmore - Musician - Deep Purple - Guitarist - 2024

The musicians that Ritchie Blackmore said were the worst to work with: “Always too loud”

Resentful…

Dec 27, 2025

PJ Harvey - Piece Hall Halifax - Live Review - 2024 - Far Out Magazine 05

The one album PJ Harvey wanted to walk out of: “A lot of emotional work”

A huge weight.

Dec 27, 2025