Prompted by a lawsuit, John Lennon returned to his roots for a troubled covers album with producer Phil Spector running wild… By Martin Ruddock In late 1973, John Lennon, former…
The singer and DJ picks the hits that powered her musical journey from punk to rockabilly… I’m having a ball,” says Joey Hill. She’s been whooping and hollering with London’s…
The Beach Boys are marking their 60th anniversary with a raft of special celebratory projects across the year. To kick off the celebrations, Capitol Records and UMe are releasing a…
Eric Clapton’s lifelong passion for the blues burns brightly in Nothing But The Blues. The film – which was broadcasted once in the U.S. on PBS in 1995 and nominated…
Three brothers from Rochester – and their best friend – are ready to take on the world with new album Mad About You. By David West “All of our favourite…
This six-shooter totin’ Brit in black has a soft side, but don’t tell anyone… Here are her 10 choice cuts It’s easy to lose yourself in Sarah Vista’s world of…
A brand new documentary film about Jerry Lee Lewis, titled Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble In Mind, will premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Not much is known about the…
It’s called “where rock’n’roll was born” for good reason. The Tennessee-based independent record label, Sun, founded in Memphis by producer Sam Phillips in February 1952, was the first label to…
Douggie Reece has played with some of the biggest names in rock’n’roll, including Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis, Gene Pitney, Roy Orbison, Conway Twitty and Freddy Cannon to name but…
Before he became the father of hard rock, Led Zep legend Jimmy Page was one of the most prolific session guitarists of the 60s – and of special note was…