Hackney Diamonds, the 26th album from rock legends The Rolling Stones, is not a return to form. It’s not an essential Stones album to challenge the unassailable run of records […]
Colonel Tom Parker questioned why one Elvis Presley song took all of 15 minutes to write. Elvis was a big fan of the track. It’s a lot dirtier than other […]
Elvis Presley introduced Priscilla Beaulieu to his favorite hobby while she visited Memphis over Christmas. He took her to do things every night, but this was one hobby he didn’t […]
In May 2023, Elvis Presley‘s ex-wife, Priscilla Presley, was treated to a private screening of Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of her namesake biography film, Priscilla. Priscilla watched her story unfold as […]
One of the most famous songs that John Lennon released during his solo career is a cover of Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me.” Both versions of the song remain […]
The Monkees, The Beach Boys, and The Byrds worked with the same group of musicians. Despite this, The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz felt only his group took heat for it. Notably, […]
Some classic rock stars managed to influence nearly every rocker who came after them. One of Elvis Presley’s songs inspired Meat Loaf’s “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad.” In fact, […]
Many artists would want to savor the moment they realize a song will be a hit. However, when one is as gifted as The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards, writing hits […]
If you wanted obscure lyrics, the 1967 work of John Lennon will do. Start with the “looking-glass ties” and “marmalade skies” on “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds.” As John […]
John Lennon was way ahead of his time. His worldview and some of the music he made both feel strikingly modern. John may have been so ahead of his time […]