LONDON – English rock band The Rolling Stones topped the British music charts on Friday, securing their 14th British No. 1 album with new record Hackney Diamonds. Rockers Mick Jagger, […]
Following the success of Hackney Diamonds, The Rolling Stones have broken chart history by becoming the first band to score new number one albums in six different decades. The Stones’ […]
Like every other Rolling Stones album dubbed the best since 1978’s Some Girls, Hackney Diamonds features enough cringey lyrics, dodgy guitar riffs, and self-plagiarism (such as Keith Richards playing “Tumbling […]
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 […]
Keith Richards shot to fame as the hard-living guitarist for The Rolling Stones. That’s been his main gig for more than 60 years, the band for whom he wrote what […]
Elvis Presley had many girlfriends in his lifetime. While his most well-known relationship was with Priscilla Presley — she was the only woman he ever married — he dated around […]
Most Beatles fans have heard stories of John Lennon butting heads with Paul McCartney late in the band’s time together. By the end, the old songwriting partners had major disagreements […]
When discussing who might be considered the unofficial fifth member of The Beatles, George Martin holds the title hands down. Although musicians like Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best may have […]
Queen‘s performance at Live Aid is one of the most iconic performances in the history of music. Even many casual music fans are familiar with the image of Freddie Mercury […]
John Lennon had a lot to say about electing a president. He compared it to picking out a dog at the pound. In addition, he saw presidents as father figures […]