33+ min ago  (540+ words) You have good musicians, and you have great musicians. Then you have Stevie Wonder and Prince, two of the most untouchable gods to ever walk the planet." Of course, it's easy to get swept up in superlatives. We're all guilty…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (446+ words) The times being what they were, if she hadn't existed we would have had to invent her, and we did, in a way. " Molly Haskell on Marilyn Monroe When she tripped away into the distance with that ridiculously tight dress…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (302+ words) While the 1970s was one of the most diverse eras in all of music, come its latter stages, punk rock and new wave were beginning to rule the roost. The sense of wild sonic exploration that had traversed several genres and…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (400+ words) It's a dark day when you discover that a celebrity you like holds questionable personal beliefs and is secretly a tinfoil hat-wearing maniac who believes that lizards rule the planet. But luckily for Keanu Reeves fans, the most prominent conspiracy…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago  (290+ words) Gore-stained animal print, freakish, monstrous horror characters and 1950s kitsch mangled together with rockabilly flair and punk aggression to form The Cramps in 1973. "I think we kind of brought each other up; we've been together so long," Ivy later reflected. "Getting…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (274+ words) Far Out Magazine The Rolling Stones in America: 10 locations that tell the story No other British band scored the US songbook with such authority as The Rolling Stones. From "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction's excoriation of the commercial landscape, "Gimme…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago  (439+ words) Some people were destined for a life in rock and roll from an early age. It is, for example, hard to imagine Keith Richards thriving in a middle management role at a local law firm, or Jimi Hendrix manning the…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (444+ words) If somebody had to live forever," Mel Brooks quips in Unwrapped, I'd vote for Sinatra". The comedian's love for Frank Sinatra was profound. The feeling was mutual. I'll tell you who liked a laugh," Michael Caine once attested, Frank Sinatra....

5+ hour, 33+ min ago  (783+ words) Even though they're still one of the most popular bands in the world, Talking Heads still seem somewhat overlooked in today's landscape. After all, when you look at the current climate, it doesn't take long before you realise that what's…...

6+ hour, 3+ min ago  (416+ words) Hip-hop samples can be found anywhere and everywhere, from the bargain bins of charity shop vinyl to the dizzying heights of the pop charts. As a result, sampling blew open the minds of the Beastie Boys to virtually every avenue…...