The test to find the best cover songs is often boiled down to a simple question: does the cover end up being better than the original? Now, this question isn’t quite as simple as it sounds – the best ...
A close friend of Gavin Pring’s mother once told him that he looked like a young George Harrison. She didn’t know how on target she was with the comment as Pring went on to have a career ...
THIS year the UK charts have been notably quiet when it comes to home grown artists. Only the likes of Charli XCX and Raye have managed to cut through against our American rivals across the pond.
THE ROLLING STONES had the biggest summer of their lengthy career thanks to the North American leg of their Hackney Diamonds tour. But for British fans left wanting, I have some rather good news ...
The departure of two key members of any band would usually signal said band's fortunes were headed for a major downturn. 10cc was faced with just such a crisis prior to the making of their fifth album ...
The band that recorded it had just lost its lead singer. Meanwhile, those responsible for it were just starting their careers, with the lyricist still in her teens. And it hit not only once, but twice ...
Dolly Parton’s musical story starts further back than most might expect — to the British Isles of the 1600s. That’s where her ancestors hail from, eventually landing in the hollers of East ...