Rock and Roll
The Best Songs About Dogs: A Tribute To Our Four-Legged Friends
Hound dogs, salty dogs, rain dogs, the mighty canine appears in countless songs and this list celebrates all the dogs who’ve been saluted in song.
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Features3 months ago101 Of The Best 50s Songs: Essential Music From A Pivotal Decade
This list of the best songs of the 50s celebrates far-ranging sounds that changed music forever.
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Features6 months ago
The 46 Greatest Flying Songs: Traveling At The Speed Of Sound
From transcontinental journeys to late-night red-eyes, here are the best flying songs for the next time you fly the friendly skies.
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Features7 months ago
When ‘Carol’ Stole Everybody’s Heart Away
The song became Chuck Berry's 12th record to make the Billboard R&B chart and was a hugely influential song for British bands like The Rolling Stones.
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Features11 months ago
Elvis Presley Covers: 10 Surprising Songs By The King
The King Of Rock’n’Roll made many definitive recordings, but there are a number of surprising Elvis Presley covers of songs not often associated with him.
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Features11 months ago
‘Music Is Akin To The Spirit Of Man’: Sam Phillips On His Life In Music
More than just the man that discovered Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips know the roots of American music better than most, having grown up in the Deep South.
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Features1 year ago
Gene Vincent Makes His Television Debut On ‘The Perry Como Show’
Gene Vincent's made his TV debut on the Perry Como Kraft Music Hall Show that turned him into a star overnight.
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Features2 years ago‘Nadine’: Chuck Berry “Shouting Like A Southern Diplomat”
At the end of February 1964, trade ads announced the return of Chuck Berry, with one of his classic later singles, Nadine.
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New Releases5 years ago
Final, Posthumous, Album From Chuck Berry Released Today
Chuck Berry, who died on 18 March 2017, has posthumously released his final album – and his first long-player in almost four decades.
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Features6 years ago
How Los Angeles and Hollywood Took Rock ‘N’ Roll Around The World
The story of how Los Angeles and Hollywood took Rock 'N' Roll around the world on the silver screen
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News6 years ago
European Dates For Eddie Cochran’s Nephew
Somethin' Else, the band featuring Bobby Cochran, nephew of rock 'n' roll original Eddie Cochran, are embarking on a European tour this month and next.
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Features6 years ago
Factory Made: Warhol, Weirdos And The VU
Andy Warhol's Factory house band, The Velvet Underground, recorded a number of legendary shows at The Matrix, in San Francisco, during 1969.
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New Releases6 years ago
The VU’s Matrix Tapes: Reloaded
Released on 20 November, 'The Velvet Underground: The Complete Matrix Tapes' presents highlights from the group’s performances on 26 and 27 November 1969.
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Features7 years ago
Put Another Nickel in the Jukebox
“We had these little juke joints, little taverns at that time. We called them Saturday night fish fries, they called ‘em juke houses.” – Muddy Waters
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Features7 years ago
When Radio Was Colour Blind
During the Great Depression in the early 1930s radio became the most popular means of entertainment in America. Radio from the very start was colour blind
