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An iconic artist of Grunge Rock Kurt Cobain and the final song he played onstage

An iconic artist of Grunge Rock Kurt Cobain and the final song he played onstage ‘Heart Shaped Box’ – Kurt Cobain For as harsh as Nirvana’s In Utero tour got, no one could have assumed where Kurt Cobain was heading. Sure, many artists have complained about the strain that the touring life puts on them, […]

An iconic artist Freddie Mercury and the final song he played onstage

An iconic artist Freddie Mercury and the final song he played onstage ‘We Are the Champions’ – Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury knew that he was living with a death sentence years before he passed away. His AIDs diagnosis may have sent shockwaves through the rock community upon his announcement hours before his passing, but he […]

Why Jimmy Page didn’t attend the funeral of Robert Plant’s son ?

Whilst Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant is one of rock music’s definitive characters, and is the ostensible ‘Golden God’, possessing a vocal range that is otherworldly, he is so much more than this. As well as being the tip of the spear for one of the most influential bands of all time, he is also […]

What was the John Lennon’s heartbreaking biggest fear, according to Paul McCartney

With his songwriting, John Lennon had a vessel to express his deepest emotions, which he could not do in everyday life. When he picked up a pen, all of the facades he typically had to hide behind in his ordinary existence dissipated, and Lennon could convey his true feelings. Although he often wore a protective […]

“I could not rescue those”: The John Lennon songs that were forever lost to history

Listening to old tapes of John Lennon is the equivalent of going through lost archives for Beatles fans. Lennon was taken from this Earth far too soon, and while we are only left with what he gave us, there are always pieces that were never properly released or kept in the vaults for far too […]

The artist Jimmy Page couldn’t look in the eye: “I was absolutely obsessed”

Nothing’s created in a vacuum. One of the most joyous musical discoveries for any fan is to work backwards via the link of preceding influences of one’s beloved artist to arrive at a deeper and richer grasp of the genre or movement in question. Perhaps your Nine Inch Nails obsession led you down the path […]

Jimmy Page: The Reluctant Revolutionary Who Reshaped Rock, Embraced Punk, and Stood Tall as a Quiet Architect of Modern Music”

Jimmy Page isn’t just a rock icon—he’s one of the architects of modern music. The legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist stands alongside the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton in the eternal debate over who reigns supreme in classic rock. Page didn’t just play guitar—he reshaped its language, influencing generations from Pearl Jam to Royal […]

The night Ronnie Wood needed to be dragged away from a fire: “I didn’t care”

You don’t need me to explain to you that The Rolling Stones were a wild bunch. Their antics are now infamous in rock and roll history for having been so over the top, and it seemed that throughout their time at the peak of their popularity, everywhere they went, they’d be treated like the harbingers […]

The lyric that defined Freddie Mercury: “Was it all worth it?”

In 1988, things were tough for Queen. The year before, in 1997, the band had learnt about Freddie Mercury’s HIV diagnosis, a thing that, back then, still felt like a death sentence. It was made worse by the absolute media frenzy that had revolved around the singer as the AIDS crisis was picking up, with […]

George Harrison on the best and worst albums The Beatles ever made

I put forward an argument recently that I don’t think The Beatles would ever have reunited even if George Harrison and John Lennon had survived. Without going into too much detail, my argument was essentially that the four of them all had different ideas on what constituted good music towards the end of the band’s […]