Paul Kossoff: The Great Blues Guitarist That Got Away
Few rock music fans would deny that Paul Kossoff was a brilliant guitarist who tragically died far too young. His place in the history of rock music is assured, due to him being a founder member of the rock band Free. Who then was Paul Kossoff, and what happened to him during his short life? […]
Joni Mitchell And Bob Dylan – 1975, The Road, The Revue & Chögyam Trungpa
In the Fall of 1975, Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan came together during his infamous Rolling Thunder Revue tour. This is the story of her time with one of the most influential artists of a generation. When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it’s time for artists to make their […]
Cheryl Tiegs: Sports Illustrated and Beyond
All too often Cheryl Tiegs has been written off as “just another model,” when in fact there is so much more to her than that. Every step of the way in her colorful and storied life she has flouted expectations and pushed boundaries. She has consistently challenged the notion of exactly what a fashion model […]
3 Female Folk Singers Of the 60s & 70s You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Everyone knows the most famous female singers of the ’60s and ’70s such as Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, and Emmylou Harris. But have you heard of the likes of Sibylle Baier, Vashti Bunyan, and Leonda? Most of these artists went virtually unheard of until recently. Yet their music is of a caliber equivalent to the […]
Santana Woodstock: Two Words You’ll Never Forget
When you think of iconic performances, Santana at Woodstock surely tops the list. If it doesn’t then you must be doing life wrong. For most of us, Woodstock in itself is a dream or a memory that we wish we could have. For the people who actually went to Woodstock, I’m sure you love opening […]
Betty Davis: The Revolutionary Funk Singer Ahead of Her Time
Last year, at the age of 73, Betty Davis released her first new music in forty years. The song, titled “A Little Bit Hot Tonight,” is the first recording she has made since 1979. And that just about sums up the fascinating and infuriating legend that is Betty Davis; every step of the way, she […]
Yak Band Unravelled
By Bella Gerber-Johnstone @bzzooey There are few artists out there that sacrifice their everything into an album – then there’s Oli Burslem. Having slept in the back of his knocked up Citröen Estate for a year and a half, homeless and mentally shattered, the pieces are left for you to pick up in the incendiary […]
Rolan Bolan: His Life Indebted to David Bowie
Who Is Rolan Bolan? Rolan Bolan was born in 1975, son of glam-rock legend Marc Bolan, who had already achieved iconic status with the band T-Rex. But in 1977, when his son was barely two years old, Marc Bolan was killed in a tragic road accident at the age of twenty-nine. The driver of the […]
Vivian Liberto: Johnny Cash’s First Wife
Vivian Liberto, although being Johnny Cash’s first wife, is a frequently forgotten person in the Cash saga. The enduring romance between Johnny Cash and June Carter is the stuff of legend. It even formed the basis for the Academy Award-winning movie Walk the Line. But in many ways, Vivian’s story is no less compelling. When […]
Talk Talk’s Laughing Stock Is Easy-Listen Experimental
People love pop music: there’s no doubt. My friends have themselves engaged in an online movement known as Poptimism. It’s very promising and highly rewarding. The concept is rather simple if the name doesn’t already give it away. Pop music is often swept under the carpet, by critics, music publications and even by audiences. A […]
Romy Haag: Bowie’s Berlin Sweetheart
Romy Haag was one of West Berlin’s most flamboyant characters during the ’70s underground nightclub scene, it’s no wonder she caught David Bowie’s eye. Bowie’s “Berlin Trilogy” was a fascinating and startling change of musical direction, and even today the sheer audacity of it is remarkable. Bowie had transformed himself into Ziggy Stardust, then the […]
Pink Floyd Animals: Revisiting Classic Albums
Pink Floyd Animals is one of the darkest musical illustrations of a person’s way of viewing the world around them. After reading George Orwell’s satirical fable Animal Farm from 1945, Roger Waters felt inspired to implement the same concept into his lyrics and depicted the human race as a bunch of animals that were slaves […]