In the summer of 1971, Joni Mitchell released her fourth studio album Blue, a collection of songs that would go on to be regarded as one of the greatest albums in popular music. It contains beautiful melodies and Joni’s heartwarming vocals but it’s her lyrics that became the talking point. Written while traversing two difficult … More Stick To What You’re Good At
Peter Jackson’s mesmeric Beatles documentary ‘Get Back’ gave fans for the first time a ringside seat into the creative process of The Fab Four. But it was a fifth gentleman who played a pivotal role in The Beatles’ musical finale who also caught my eye. A twenty-five-year-old policeman by the name of Ray Dagg. For … More Know Your Ray
Halfway through making the fourth Foo Fighters album, Dave Grohl unstrapped his guitar and walked out of the studio. The pressure of being the driving force behind the band had become too much, leading to the singer songwriter falling out of love with music. So Dave decided to leave his job as frontman of one … More Back to Basics
Following the huge critical and commercial success of Sign ‘O’ the Times, Prince was due to release his next album in the winter of 1987. Completely black in colour, without a title, or even the artist’s name, about 100 promotional copies were sent out before its imminent worldwide release. But the thing is, it never … More Fortune Favours the Brave
When you can lay claim to writing Paul McCartney’s favourite song, it’s fair to say you know how to write a ditty. Brian Wilson, co-founder and main songwriter of the Beach Boys is regarded as one of the most innovative songwriters of the twentieth century. Yet how he managed to write anything during their heyday … More Play the Game. Win the Game.
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