Author: Tom Phelan Archives: 01/2025

The Rolling Stones - Mick Jagger - Keith Richards - Mick Taylor - Bill Wyman - Charlie Watts

Which Rolling Stones album do you recommend a kid getting into rock music?

Choices, choices…

Jan 20, 2025

Kraftwerk - 1970s - Band

‘The Model’: What is Kraftwerk’s groundbreaking single actually about?

An innovate cut.

Jan 20, 2025

Five songs inspired by Franz Kafka

The strange tale of Franz Kafka, the little girl, and the lost doll

A charming tale.

Jan 20, 2025

John Lennon - 1970s

What was John Lennon’s last meal?

An eerie thought.

Jan 19, 2025

Neil Peart - Rush - Drummer

What was the fastest song Neil Peart could play?

Suffering for your art.

Jan 19, 2025

David Crosby's poignant advice to people fearing death

“Hysterical”: When David Crosby roadied for a Beatles concert in Los Angeles

“The audience never stopped screaming…”

Jan 19, 2025

Examining the mysterious death of Elliott Smith

‘King’s Crossing’: Elliott Smith’s tragic confession to drug addiction

A haunting cut.

Jan 19, 2025

Captain Beefheart - Musician - Artist

A how-to guide to actually enjoy ‘Trout Mask Replica’

Will it ever ‘click’?

Jan 17, 2025

Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins

The band Billy Corgan said didn’t have any real songs: “I think the work speaks for itself”

Shots fired.

Jan 17, 2025

David Bowie photographed by Helmut Newton - 1982

What albums did David Bowie produce?

Some fantastic work.

Jan 16, 2025

DEVO - Freedom of Choice - 1980

Did Devo predict doomscrolling?

Read this article as your last phone activity of the day.

Jan 16, 2025

Beauty and tragedy in the Eternal City- Mary Shelley's turbulent years in Rome

Did Mary Shelley really lose her virginity on top of her mother’s grave?

A piece of passionate lore.

Jan 16, 2025