The one song Bruce Springsteen would listen to for the rest of his life

In the 1970s, Bruce Springsteen emerged as the voice of the American everyman, singing songs about working-class life, pioneering a genre known as heartland rock. Following his commercially unsuccessful debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., Springsteen found better luck with 1975’s Born to Run, scoring him a number three slot on the Billboard 200. Since then, Springsteen has become […]

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Metallica’s James Hetfield apologised to Kip Winger for “uncool” diss in ‘Nothing Else Matters’ video

Metallica frontman James Hetfield called Kip Winger to apologise for dissing him in the band’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ music video. In the visuals, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich uses an image of Winger’s face and uses it as a dartboard. Winger has recently reflected on the hate, revealing that Hatfield called him a few years ago to […]

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Guns N’ Roses member Slash discusses his “all-time guitar heroes”

Slash’s name is synonymous with guitar mastery. With a slew of instantly recognisable solos to his name, he blends blues with power rock, making him the driving force behind Guns N’ Roses hits like ‘Welcome To The Jungle’, ‘Paradise City’ and ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’. Although he made a name for himself as a stadium rocker, Slash […]

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The “fucking lie” Bong Joon-ho told Harvey Weinstein

Given his one-time influence on the film industry over the years, the worst man in Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein, had his grubby fingers in most blockbuster films to come out of America. The disgraced former producer and convicted rapist didn’t stop at producing only American films, though, as The Weinstein Company also distributed Bong Joon-ho‘s 2013 dystopian […]

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Disney allegedly scanned actors’ faces without consent on ‘WandaVision’

Disney has been accused of coercing actors into giving up their likeness for ‘digital replicas’ that can be used freely and without additional compensation. This controversial practice came to light during the filming of WandaVision, a nine-part series on Disney+. On set, actors were reportedly ushered into a trailer, asked to stand in front of an intricate […]

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The only time Alex Lifeson ever considered quitting Rush

Alex Lifeson was the beating heart of Rush. As the only member to stick with the band from the very outset, Rush was initially Lifeson’s project, with the guitarist recruiting childhood friends John Rutsey and Jeffrey Jones to join him. Jones only lasted a few weeks, with Lifeson’s close friend Geddy Lee soon joining the band […]

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How ‘The Sopranos’ inspired Japanese Breakfast

For ten years now, Michelle Zauner has been treating music fans to the wonders of her Japanese Breakfast project. It first arose while she was still playing in the Philadelphia emo band Little Big League, but quickly became her main form of artistic expression, delivering a wide-ranging catalogue of high quality. Zauner’s debut album under the Japanese […]

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The bizarre initial lineup on The Beatles song ‘All You Need Is Love’

It was to be the biggest global televised event in history: the Our World broadcast. As the first live multi-satellite television production, Our World was a two-hour event that was to feature the participation of 14 different countries in unison. It would be the perfect platform for a simple global message, and once The Beatles were signed on as Britain’s representatives, it was […]

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