Mike Oldfield

Motion Picture Mixtape: Music Discovery Through Film Soundtracks

With the right song, at the right moment, great film soundtracks can sear a cinematic moment into your mind forever. Here are just a few of our favorites.

Features1 month ago

‘In Dulci Jubilo’: Mike Oldfield’s Jubilant Christmas Music

The single was not just Oldfield's first UK Top 5 hit, but has become a part of the sound of Christmas in his home country.

Features2 months ago

50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums Of All Time

Side-long concept pieces, walls of Mellotrons, keyboardists in capes...such were the glories of the greatest prog rock albums.

Features2 months ago

The Visual History Behind The Greatest Prog Rock Album Covers

Few kinds of music are more inherently visual than prog rock, which is why prog-rock album covers are an art form on their own.

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Features3 months ago

Best Halloween Songs: 61 Scary Songs For All Hallows’ Eve

The best Halloween songs are frightfully good, horribly catchy, and a right old monster mash-up of floor-filling classics. Listen... if you dare...

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In-Depth3 months ago

Chairman Of The Boards: How Producers Shaped Our Sounds

Throughout the history of pop music, the studio changed for musicians and producers from being a place of work to becoming a creative hub.

Features4 months ago

The ‘Tubular Bells’ Phenomenon: Mike Oldfield Succeeds Himself At No. 1

The multi-instrumentalist found himself in the unusual position of seeing his second album replaced at the top by his first.

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Features4 months ago

Thank You For The Music: The Best ABBA Covers

Listen to our playlist of no fewer than 50 covers from the ABBA catalog, in every style imaginable.

Features5 months ago

Mike Oldfield Scales New Heights With ‘Hergest Ridge’

On August 28, 1974, Mike Oldfield released his follow-up to 'Tubular Bells,' the ambitious 'Hergest Ridge.'

Features5 months ago

10 One-Man Bands Who Didn’t Need Anyone Else

The music world is full of talented multi-instrumentalists, and the best one-man bands have a unique vision that only they can achieve, alone in the studio.