Classic Rock
Richie Havens’ Career Making Appearance At Woodstock
Richie Havens recorded some wonderful albums for Verve Records prior to appearing at Woodstock, but it was the festival that defined his career.
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Features10 months ago‘Dirty Work’: The Rolling Stones Fight Their Corner In The 80s
A victim of context rather than content, The Rolling Stones’ ‘Dirty Work’ album deserves long-overdue reappraisal.
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Features10 months agoRoger Hodgson and Supertramp in 20 Songs
A musical autobiography that tells the story of one of the UK’s best-loved bands, with a little help from Roger himself
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Features10 months ago‘You Cannot Stop Listening’: Miles Showell On Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler Remasters
Miles Showell of Abbey Road describes his work on the half-speed remasters of 'Brothers In Arms' and 'Local Hero.'
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Features10 months ago‘Dressed To Kill’: Why KISS’ Third Album Was Tailor-Made For Success
Hailed as a no-frills example of KISS in their prime, ‘Dressed To Kill’ laid the groundwork for their world domination.
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News10 months agoRingo Talks Peace, Love, And Zoom On ‘The Late Show’
The legendary artist’s ‘Zoom In’ EP is out tomorrow.
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Features10 months ago‘The Idiot’: How Iggy Pop And David Bowie Invented Post-Punk
Iggy Pop’s debut album, ‘The Idiot,’ resurrected the former Stooge’s career, and influenced generations of musicians that followed.
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Features10 months ago‘Straight Shooter’: The James Gang Rock On Without Joe Walsh
The post-Walsh line-up of the Cleveland rock continued with a fifth chart album in 1972.
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Features10 months ago‘Enlightened Rogues’: Reunited Allman Brothers Band Head For Top Ten
'Enlightened Rogues' included original material such as Dickey Betts’ ‘Crazy Love’ and a cover of B.B. King’s ‘Blind Love.'
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Features10 months ago‘Tracker’: How Mark Knopfler Found New Territory On His Musical Travels
Praised for its 'subtle depth and rich musicality,' ‘Tracker’ found Mark Knopfler discovering new territory on his musical travels.
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Features11 months ago‘Destroyer’: How KISS Eliminated The Competition
With their ambitious ‘Destroyer’ album, KISS went beyond rock, into the world of pop, and became one of the biggest bands in the world.
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Features11 months ago‘Lady Madonna’: The Story Behind The Beatles’ Song
For their first single release of 1968, The Beatles went back to their roots for 'Lady Madonna,' a song inspired by Fats Domino.
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Features11 months agoExtreme – And The Debut Album That Tapped Their Maximum Potential
By the time they came to record their self-titled debut, the Boston heavy rockers were confident and primed to take on the mainstream.
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Features11 months ago‘Proud Mary’: A Proud Moment For Creedence Clearwater Revival
The classic song started a sequence that makes CCR surely one of the unluckiest bands never to score a US No.1 single.
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Features11 months agoThe Blues-Rock Guitar Sorcery Of The Great Rory Gallagher
An admiring glance back at the life and times of the irreplaceable Irish blues-rock guitar virtuoso.
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Features11 months ago‘Pretzel Logic’: The Superior Reasoning Of Steely Dan
'Pretzel Logic' became their first US Top 10 album, propelled by the biggest hit single of their career, 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number.'
