David Bowie in Berlin: The Secret Story Behind Heroes
It is 1977, and West Berlin is a grey, bruised city, sliced in two by the shadow of the Wall. For David Bowie, the...
Petula Clark: The Accidental Classic That Nearly Slipped Through Her Fingers
It was 1964, and the airwaves across Britain were changing. The Merseybeat phenomenon had taken hold, and for a performer like Petula Clark, who...
The Smiths: How a Bacon Sandwich Nearly Destroyed Manchester’s Finest Band
It is difficult to imagine a more quintessential piece of eighties British lore than the friction that sparked within the recording studio walls during...
The Cure and the Haunted Hallucinations of Disintegration
It is difficult to believe that it has been over thirty years since Robert Smith and The Cure retreated to a secluded country house...
Rocket Man: The Lonely Cosmic Anthem That Defined Elton John’s Legacy
It was 1972, and while the rest of the world was looking at the stars with wide-eyed wonder, one young man from Pinner was...
Smoke on the Water: The Night Deep Purple Watched a Casino...
Picture the scene: December 1971, the snow-dusted town of Montreux in Switzerland. The air was crisp, and the local gambling house was buzzing with...
The B-Side Gamble: How Rod Stewart Conquered the UK Charts
Picture the scene: it is 1971, the telly is humming with the latest news, and a young, gravel-voiced lad named Rod Stewart is struggling...
The Police: The Dark Truth Behind Every Breath You Take
It is the song played at countless weddings, a ballad many Brits have swayed to under the soft glow of a disco ball. Yet,...
Phil Collins and the Accidental Drum Fill That Changed British Music
It was 1981, a year when the British charts were undergoing a seismic shift. Amidst the neon glow of the burgeoning synth-pop movement and...
The Sultans of Swing: How Dire Straits Found Glory in London
It was 1977, a year defined by the raucous energy of punk and the shifting cultural landscape of a Britain on the brink of...
The Bus Ride That Changed Pop: George Michael and Careless Whisper
It was 1981, and the grey skies over Hertfordshire were doing their best to dampen the spirits of a seventeen-year-old lad sat on the...
The Trooper: How Iron Maiden Turned a Disaster into Metal History
It was 1983, and the British airwaves were changing. While the New Romantic movement was painting the charts in vibrant, synthetic hues, a group...
The 3 a.m. Panic That Created Judas Priest’s Metal Masterpiece
Picture the scene: it is 1980, the music industry is in a state of flux, and the bright lights of the recording studio feel...
Avalon: The Haunted Elegance of Roxy Music’s 1982 Masterpiece
It was 1982, a time when the British charts were being colonised by the punchy, neon-soaked urgency of synth-pop. Yet, amidst the clutter of...
The Quiet Riot Disaster That Accidentally Topped the UK Charts
It was 1983, and the airwaves across Britain were changing. While the New Romantics were busy painting their faces and perfecting their synth-pop pulses,...
Cream: The Explosive Rise and Bitter End of Britain’s First Supergroup
It was 1966, a time when the British music scene was undergoing a seismic shift, moving away from the polished pop of the early...
The Song Tom Jones Stole: How It’s Not Unusual Made History
It was the mid-sixties, a time when the British music scene was undergoing a seismic shift, and the telly was buzzing with the latest...
When Peter Gabriel Shocked Fans: The Fox Head That Changed Rock
Picture the scene: it is 1974 at the Rainbow Theatre in London. The crowd, a sea of progressive rock aficionados, is eagerly awaiting the...
Smoke on the Water: The Night Deep Purple Watched History Burn
Picture the scene: Montreux, Switzerland, December 1971. The winter air was biting, the mood was anticipatory, and the members of Deep Purple had arrived...
Joy Division: The Tragic Truth Behind Ian Curtis’s Final Performances
It was 1980, and the atmosphere in the damp, dimly lit clubs of Northern England was electric, thick with the scent of cheap lager...




























