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1978

Mick Jagger - Keith Richards - 1978 - The Rolling Stones

The 1978 Rolling Stones song Mick Jagger called “punk”

The Stones frontman has always had a soft spot for the genre.

Joe Taysom
Jun 28, 2026
Angus Young - ACDC - Guitarist - Austalian

The 1978 hit Angus Young thought history would forget: ‘Credibility is what counts’

Nowhere near the same staying power.

Tim Coffman
Jun 28, 2026
Neil Young - John Lydon - Split

How the Sex Pistols inspired Neil Young’s greatest reinvention: “He pissed off a lot of people”

A by-product of punk.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 27, 2026
THE WIZ, director Sidney Lumet, 1978

The 1978 movie Sidney Lumet always regretted making: “It was a disaster”

An unexpected entry into his filmography.

Aimee Ferrier
Jun 26, 2026
John Lydon - Singer - Sex Pistols - 2016

“So ahead of its time”: the 1978 album that rocked John Lydon to his core

An album that shaped the course of electronic and pop music.

Aimee Ferrier
Jun 21, 2026
Billy Joel - Musician - 1978

“Disco bullshit”: The classic rock band featured in the background of Billy Joel’s 1978 number two hit

“Play it the way I told you to play!”

Ben Forrest
Jun 17, 2026
Bono - The Edge - U2 - 2023

The forgotten 1978 classic U2 resurrected for a new generation: “Really right for the occasion”

A whole new feel.

Lauren Hunter
Jun 16, 2026
Phil Collins - Genesis - Drummer - Singer - Musician - 1970s

The 1978 song Phil Collins never wanted to hear again: “A period piece”

Reaching out a bit too far.

Tim Coffman
Jun 13, 2026
Stevie Nicks - Musician - Fleetwood Mac - 1981

The 2014 track that made Stevie Nicks feel the most alone: “I lived that song so many times”

A lonely place.

Reuben Cross
Jun 13, 2026
The Police - Sting - Stewart Copeland - Andy Summers - 1980s

The 1978 song that spawned The Police’s finest album

A turning point.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 12, 2026
Carole King

The most loving person Carole King had ever known: “He had more love to give than anyone”

One true romance.

Lauren Hunter
Jun 11, 2026
Robert Smith - The Cure - Singer - Musician - Songwriter

The 1978 song Robert Smith was so insistent in re-releasing it almost killed The Cure

Almost a misfire.

Reuben Cross
Jun 11, 2026

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