Music Archives: 04/2015

At the start of Three Dates with Genesis an engaging BBC documentary from 1978 on the long-lasting prog rock outfit that eventually (well after this…

I recently stumbled upon the fascinating Stand & Deliver: The Documentary on You Tube and found myself enthralled as the extremely well-read Adam Ant revealed…

Although it certainly can’t hurt when your father owns the record company, Nancy Sinatra wouldn’t have sold millions of records in the 1960s if she…

Apparently “Heavy metal Chic” is the hot new look, whether you like the music or not! First, retailer H & M created an affordable line…

In 1970 Ray Davies took a break from the Kinks to work on the first entry for a new anthology drama show for the BBC…

In the late ’70s, in the wake of the tremendous blockbuster success of Star Wars, a whole slew of Star Wars-themed records got released, proving…

“Long hair… Short hair… What’s the difference once the head’s blown off?” A while back I was adding things to the Netflix queue, when I…

Chubby Checker, born Ernest Evans, holds a place in rock history as the man who popularized “The Twist,” a song originally a minor hit for…

I’m just pretty open and honest. There’s not just a whole lot I won’t tell you. Right before her Playboy photoshoot in 1978, Dolly Parton…

It’s extremely tempting to compare Songhoy Blues with Tinariwen. Both bands hail from Mali, and offer a GRIPPING Saharan blues that takes significant inspiration from…