When Lou Reed 'wept' after meeting Nick Cave in a Los Angeles studio
To elicit an emotional reaction from his fans is Nick Cave’s bread and butter. But to witness a similar response from one of his idols, Lou Reed, was humbling.
To elicit an emotional reaction from his fans is Nick Cave’s bread and butter. But to witness a similar response from one of his idols, Lou Reed, was humbling.
The global pop culture phenomenon ignited by Beatlemania didn’t enamour The Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, calling the ideology of the British Invasion “awful”.
In 1964, the Rolling Stones sparked a notorious riot in Blackpool, leading to a near half-century performance ban and defining their rebellious legacy.
It's arguably The Rolling Stones’ most iconic song, and almost indisputably their most important, but the making of the track was actually one of p...
Discover the untold story of how Mariah Carey ventured into alt-rock, exposing how beneath the polished pop persona lies a gritty, untamed side to the iconic diva.
In a twist that sounds like the plot of a coming-of-age rock 'n' roll movie, The Who's concert at California's Cow Palace in 1974 became the setting...
In a rare audio recording from 1975, T. Rex's Marc Bolan and Marvel's Stan Lee discuss the creation of a new superhero, bringing rock 'n' roll and comic books into the same room.
David Bowie’s legendary flirtation with Tina Turner took a hilarious turn with sushi, a spare wig, and a naked rendition of 'Proud Mary'.
Woodstock '94 was advertised as ‘3 Days of Peace & Music,’ but the festival turned out to be anything but for Billie Joe Armstrong and Green Day.
'My Sweet Lord' by George Harrison sparked one of music's biggest lawsuits, blurring the lines between inspiration and infringement and changing copyright laws forever.
In 1995, David Bowie and Trent Reznor embarked on the Dissonance tour, a unique live experience combining art rock and industrial metal, forever altering stage performances.
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac stands as a testament to musical brilliance born from personal chaos, transforming intimate heartbreak into one of history's most iconic albums.
Here's how Dave Davies of The Kinks slashed his amp with a razor, accidentally inventing distorted electric guitar, pioneering sounds for heavy metal and punk music.
The 1960s was a musical era defined by a breakthrough in British bands and performers on the world stage, none more famous than the seminal Beatles....
Having led Pink Floyd to the forefront of sixties psychedelia, LSD both created and dismantled Syd Barrett’s career in music.
One of Simon & Garfunkel’s most famous songs came to Paul Simon after an experience in a small town just outside of Liverpool.
In 1983, off the back of their fifth studio album Synchronicity, The Police achieved their status of ‘the world’s biggest rock band’, scoring a number one album on both sides of the Atlantic. Then they broke up.
A curious coming together of contemporary music’s greatest minds.