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Author: Sam Kemp

Paul McCartney - John Lennon - The Beatles - 1964

The 1963 Beatles song that changed how Paul McCartney wrote music

Lessons in songcraft.

Sam Kemp
May 5, 2026
Robert Plant performing with Led Zeppelin in the US c. 1975

How a 1970 voyage to Iceland inspired a Led Zeppelin classic: “We weren’t being pompous”

Hammer of the Gods.

Sam Kemp
May 3, 2026
Franz Liszt - 1870 - Far Out Magazine

The radical 1843 concert that made Franz Liszt the world’s first true rock star

Mad, bad and dangerous to know.

Sam Kemp
Apr 28, 2026
Bob Dylan - Musician - Piano - 1960s

Why did Bob Dylan hate being a “prophet” of the 1960s?

“They must not have heard the songs.”

Sam Kemp
Apr 25, 2026
George Martin - The Beatles

The 1969 Beatles song George Martin couldn’t stand: “A sly dig at the business arrangements”

Nothing if not honest.

Sam Kemp
Apr 25, 2026
George Harrison - Ringo Starr - Paul McCartney - John Lennon - 1967 - Yellow Submarine - The Beatles

The Beatles song from 1966 that Paul McCartney was too angry to play on

“Oh, fuck you!”

Sam Kemp
Apr 24, 2026
Steely Dan

‘Only a Fool Would Say That’: The 1972 Steely Dan song that made a mockery of John Lennon

Take that, Lennon.

Sam Kemp
Apr 22, 2026

The 1993 Nirvana song that makes Kurt Cobain’s daughter cry: “Feeling inadequate”

A stripped-back classic.

Sam Kemp
Apr 20, 2026
David Crosby's poignant advice to people fearing death

David Crosby revealed the 1967 Beatles song that left him “stupefied”

A mind-melting experience.

Sam Kemp
Apr 20, 2026
In search of the first nude in human history

The story behind the first nude in human history

From the Sistine Chapel to a pre-historic Austrian cave.

Sam Kemp
Apr 18, 2026
Prince - 1980s - Musician

The five filthiest songs Prince ever wrote

Masturbation, incest and infidelity.

Sam Kemp
Apr 15, 2026
Neil Young - 1985 - Musician - John Barrett

The moment Neil Young clashed with his future drummer: “Butted heads”

A tense first meeting.

Sam Kemp
Apr 13, 2026

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