General Manager at MGM Records at age 22, dubbed “the King of Bubblegum” a Buddah for successes with frothy pop acts such as ...
In 1973, David Bowie’s glam rock alter ego Ziggy Stardust had finally catapulted him to the fame he had craved for so long. However, success and a spiralling drug habit were beginning to reveal the ...
In the spirit of 1987’s Live In The City Of Light (Paris) and 2019’s Live In The City Of Angels (LA), Live In The City Of Diamonds finds Simple Minds in Amsterdam (rather than the actual city of ...
At first, with pals the Virgin Prunes, they opened up a new frontier for post-punk, The Edge’s frigid guitars providing a platform for Bono’s unfettered hollering. Two Ireland-only singles tempted ...
“Love and kindness,” announces David Byrne, midway through the first of four appearances at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, “are the most punk thing you can do right now.” It’s a summation not just ...
Next week, Stereolab release their first new album in 15 years, Instant Holograms On Metal Film. The band’s eleventh LP finds them opening up new spaces chugging with retro futurist grooves and big ...
THE BEATLES’ SONGWRITING skills have been the the staples of pop culture commentary ever since the first waves of Beatlemania. Less often mentioned are the groundbreaking production tricks and ideas ...
With 1977’s Marquee Moon, New York enigmas Television delivered one of the greatest debut albums of all time: a revolutionary, intricate, and questing fusion of punk, jazz and guitarist/vocalist Tom ...
Phil Collins discusses his long-running war or words with Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, and opens up about his battles with ...
On what would have been New York Dolls guitarist Johnny Thunders' 74th birthday, friends and bandmates sift the man and his ...
On the anniversary of its release, MOJO traces the clubland origins and international success of Sade's era-defining '80s ...
Despite a recent flurry of R.E.M. activity, guitarist Peter Buck explains why a full reunion with his former bandmates will ...