It’s not as remarkable as it seems that The Beatles continue to top ‘best band of all time’ polls over 60 years since they first burst on to the scene. Not only were they the first real rock band, they also set the tone for what came afterwards, moving from blinding rock n roll songsContinue reading “Best of the best: Beatles albums ranked”
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When did ageing rockers become cool?
It was once a trope of rock n roll that ageing pop stars should have called it a day long before they started to go grey, lose their voice and run out of ideas. Pop music, after all, pretty much invented the generation gap in the latter half of the 20th century. From outrage atElvis’sContinue reading “When did ageing rockers become cool?”
Bowie: just better than everyone else
Everyone has their own taste, their own likes and dislikes. Music is a hugely varied form and what we love or hate or don’t really get is entirely personal. All that said, can we all just agree on one thing: David Bowie is without parallel, an absolute genius who is just a little bit betterContinue reading “Bowie: just better than everyone else”
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