26 July The song Don Henley regretted bySerena Hernandez Every solo artist has to start off with their best foot forward. Making the incorrect first impression can…
26 July Dave Grohl on the most brilliant musician he worked with bySerena Hernandez It’s not always necessary for rock and roll to be flawless. It’s likely that a rock band would…
26 July The classic rock band Ozzy Osbourne wanted to join bySerena Hernandez Someone like Ozzy Osbourne can’t be imagined living his life without a legion of demons pursuing him. Even…
26 July The rock band that didn’t have the nerve to take on Jeff Beck bySerena Hernandez Jeff Beck is the closest thing most of us will ever see when it comes to pure rock…
26 July When Nirvana pranked Gene Simmons bySerena Hernandez Stuart Braithwaite writes about his first live Nirvana performance at Reading Festival in his book Spaceships Over Glasgow.…
25 July The surprising band Little Richard compared The Beatles to bySerena Hernandez Little Richard cemented his place at the forefront of the rock ‘n’ roll explosion with his pompadour, eccentric…
25 July The song that saved Stevie Nicks’ solo career bySerena Hernandez Things were going south when Stevie Nicks started her solo career. Nicks’ drug addiction was rapidly worsening. Fleetwood…
25 July Henry Rollins’ hatred of U2 frontman Bono: “I would like to see his life shortened” bySerena Hernandez Punks have long been vocal opponents of dishonesty and inauthenticity. Pioneers like John Lydon and Siouxsie Sioux initiated…
25 July Lou Reed on the moment he reached perfection bySerena Hernandez In the 1970s, there was no set standard that required an artist to sound a certain way on…
25 July The singer Slash was “floored” by bySerena Hernandez One of the most dynamic voices in rock had the honour of opening for Slash on stage when…
24 July The reason The Who never did encores bySerena Hernandez With time, the encore has evolved. What bands once earned and saw as a mark of excellence has…
24 July The classic rock album Slash called “out of this world” bySerena Hernandez The late 1980s were a strange time for rock music. The mainstream was dominated by glam metal and…
24 July The musician Tom Petty thought sounded immaculate bySerena Hernandez Nobody in the music industry can honestly say they have a flawless record. It would be absurd to…
24 July The musician Eric Clapton considers his “number one” peer bySerena Hernandez The greatest guitarists are frequently referred to as gods; some have become so completely mythologised that they are…
24 July The band Stevie Nicks said would be “a huge force in rock and roll” bySerena Hernandez It’s practically hard to predict what rock’s next big thing will be. No matter how certain they are…
23 July The greatest Led Zeppelin songs written by John Bonham bySerena Hernandez In the world of rock and roll, drummers frequently get a pretty raw deal. Even though percussion is…
23 July John Lydon on the ultimate hypocrisy of The Rolling Stones bySerena Hernandez When you reflect on the most infamous uprisings in history, both political and cultural, you will find that…
23 July Was Eddie Van Halen the most innovative guitarist in rock music history? bySerena Hernandez Which are the all-time most frequently asked questions? Consider questions like “Why are we here?,” “What is our…
23 July The song that Paul McCartney chose over a bottle of champagne bySerena Hernandez It’s astounding that some people still disagree that Paul McCartney is among the greatest songwriters of all time.…
23 July The Beatles song John Lennon wished he was allowed to sing bySerena Hernandez Putting together a rock band can be difficult if you can’t find even one good singer. Despite their…
22 July The Rolling Stones song Keith Richards said doesn’t sound right bySerena Hernandez After a while, even some of the world’s most famous artists may find themselves eating their own tails.…
22 July When a drunken Eddie Van Halen assaulted Sammy Hagar bySerena Hernandez When David Lee Roth departed Van Halen in 1985, tensions were nothing new to them. There was a…
22 July Did Don Henley write an Eagles song about Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham? bySerena Hernandez “Don always gave me special treatment. Stevie Nicks once remarked, “He always kind of treated me like we…
22 July The artist that Don Henley loved so much he “knew the songs backwards” bySerena Hernandez Before even considering taking the stage, artists have obligations to fulfil. It’s a whole other animal to try…
22 July The greatest blues album of all time, according to Joe Perry bySerena Hernandez Joe Perry, the guitarist for Aerosmith, wrote some of the most memorable riffs in the annals of classic…
21 July The band that saved Jimmy Page bySerena Hernandez After a while, bands that have been performing for years become like family to the musicians. Every time…
21 July AC/DC’s Brian Johnson picks his favourite Led Zeppelin song bySerena Hernandez Brian Johnson, the front man of AC/DC, is one of those people who prefers the simple life. In…
21 July The songwriter Neil Young called the best of all time bySerena Hernandez Neil Young never gave much thought to being considered among the greatest of all time. While most people…
21 July The guitarist David Gilmour considered one of his heroes bySerena Hernandez When it comes to guitar skill, David Gilmour has won over most people’s hearts with his raw emotion…
21 July The Rush album Neil Peart struggled to write bySerena Hernandez As far as drummers go, Neil Peart was among the greatest that rock has ever produced. Clad in…