“That’s what happens”: the Foo Fighters song Dave Grohl wrote after listening to too much Fleetwood Mac
Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl unintentionally channelled Fleetwood Mac while writing 'Ain't It The Life', signalling a temporary sonic departure.
The Neil Young song Patti Smith says “speaks for his generation”
Patti Smith is a big fan of Neil Young. She once named her favourite song by the Canadian, and explained that it "speaks for his generation".
How did The Byrds make ‘Mr Tambourine Man’ famous before Bob Dylan?
While 'Mr Tamboutine Man' might be a song intrinsically linked with Bob Dylan, he wasn't the first artist to make the song famous.
Joan Jett in Panama: the tale of the first American to breach the brave new world
The unusual tale of the first artist from an English-speaking nation to play in Panama during military rule. Read more about it here.
The 10 worst sequel songs of all time
Even though many classic rock songs can have extensions on them, these tracks prove that the sequel is never as good as the original.
“This is classic”: The song Mick Fleetwood said he would take to the grave
Mick Fleetwood is one of the few who have lived through multiple eras of rock and roll, but of every song he made, only a few are reserved for the great beyond.
When Jane Fonda went skinny dipping with Michael Jackson: “It was a beautiful moonlit night”
Jane Fonda revealed that she went skinny dipping with Michael Jackson on a beautiful moonlit night when he visited her on the set of 1981's 'On Golden Pond.' ...
Timothy Leary: the story of “the most dangerous man in America”
The US government once dubbed psychologist Timothy Leary "the most dangerous man in America" for his advocacy for experimenting with LSD in the 1960s.
How Emma Stone quietly became one of Hollywood’s most important producers
Emma Stone has already won two Oscars for acting, but she might be headed for an even more illustrious and industry-changing career as a producer.
‘The Rising’: how Bruce Springsteen helped heal America
Bruce Springsteen may be the epitome of what America stood for, but no one knew the power he could be in the face of tragedy.
Five overlooked movies from directors who became icons
Most directors wouldn't want their first movies to see the light of day, but in the case of these filmmakers, those early films are some of their best.
What makes ‘We Can Work It Out’ the definitive Beatles song?
In a catalogue of highs, it feels like an almost impossible task to pick out one song that stands above everything else that the Beatles ever did.