CAN’T BE SATISFIED
After the re-energising spark of Hackney Diamonds, what’s next for Dartford’s finest upstarts, THE ROLLING STONES? How about Foreign Tongues – a rough and rowdy record of dystopian dramas, honky-tonk love songs and blues stompers, shot through with the mood of the times. In all-new interviews, MICK JAGGER, KEITH RICHARDS and RONNIE WOOD talk antiheroes, alter egos and the strange continuity that still binds the band together.
MIDNIGHT RIDER
From Florida roadhouses to the Fillmore East, the legend of GREGG ALLMAN endures. Now, with a new documentary imminent, friends and collaborators look beyond the trauma, excess and hard-won redemption to reveal the complicated truth about a Southern rock pioneer. “People see Gregg as a super-talented singer and musician,” his former manager tells Rob Hughes. “But I don’t think they realise the depth of who he was.”
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
After the imperial success of Hounds Of Love, what next for KATE BUSH? As The Sensual World and The Red Shoes took her into bolder, stranger territory, she began to reimagine not just her music but her life – a journey that would bring both creative freedom and personal upheaval. Here, friends and collaborators share tales with Nick Hasted involving homemade sandwiches, Bulgarian choirs, birthday parties, stalled cars and the long retreat from the spotlight.
BLUES BREAKERS!
In a basement in New York, a trove of long-lost tapes reveals a new side to CREAM’s most explosive album. But while "Wheels Of Fire" may be the crowning achievement of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, it also captures the trio under intense pressure. Here, collaborators and eyewitnesses revisit a band pushing at the outer edges of volume, improvisation and control.
“TAKE ME BACK TO DEAR OLD BLIGHTY…”
Forty years on, "The Queen Is Dead" is still THE SMITHS at their incandescent peak – an album powered by the peerless songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr and the unique four-way bond between the band. Here, members and collaborators share the album’s secrets – from experiments in the studio to unexpected meetings in motorway service stations, Morrissey’s postcard missives and encounters with Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop and Eartha Kitt .
BOY FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
"As Long Long Road" continues his late-career return to country, RINGO STARR reflects on childhood heroes, Nashville sessions, Beatlesera instincts – and why he’s looking back to move forward. “For the last year or so, I’ve been thinking about where I came from,” he confides to Michael Bonner. “And where I ended up…”
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WANNA GROW UP TO BE…
As PIXIES begin their 40th anniversary celebrations, the band’s original lineup – BLACK FRANCIS, KIM DEAL, JOEY SANTIAGO and DAVID LOVERING – look back on their formative years, from twisted screams in freezing rehearsal studios to angry skinheads and “deviant” hit singles. “We were so normal,” they protest to Tom Pinnock.
CAN’T BE SATISFIED
After the re-energising spark of Hackney Diamonds, what’s next for Dartford’s finest upstarts, THE ROLLING STONES? How about Foreign Tongues – a rough and rowdy record of dystopian dramas, honky-tonk love songs and blues stompers, shot through with the mood of the times. In all-new interviews, MICK JAGGER, KEITH RICHARDS and RONNIE WOOD talk antiheroes, alter egos and the strange continuity that still binds the band together.
MIDNIGHT RIDER
From Florida roadhouses to the Fillmore East, the legend of GREGG ALLMAN endures. Now, with a new documentary imminent, friends and collaborators look beyond the trauma, excess and hard-won redemption to reveal the complicated truth about a Southern rock pioneer. “People see Gregg as a super-talented singer and musician,” his former manager tells Rob Hughes. “But I don’t think they realise the depth of who he was.”
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
After the imperial success of Hounds Of Love, what next for KATE BUSH? As The Sensual World and The Red Shoes took her into bolder, stranger territory, she began to reimagine not just her music but her life – a journey that would bring both creative freedom and personal upheaval. Here, friends and collaborators share tales with Nick Hasted involving homemade sandwiches, Bulgarian choirs, birthday parties, stalled cars and the long retreat from the spotlight.
BLUES BREAKERS!
In a basement in New York, a trove of long-lost tapes reveals a new side to CREAM’s most explosive album. But while "Wheels Of Fire" may be the crowning achievement of Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, it also captures the trio under intense pressure. Here, collaborators and eyewitnesses revisit a band pushing at the outer edges of volume, improvisation and control.
“TAKE ME BACK TO DEAR OLD BLIGHTY…”
Forty years on, "The Queen Is Dead" is still THE SMITHS at their incandescent peak – an album powered by the peerless songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr and the unique four-way bond between the band. Here, members and collaborators share the album’s secrets – from experiments in the studio to unexpected meetings in motorway service stations, Morrissey’s postcard missives and encounters with Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop and Eartha Kitt .
BOY FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
"As Long Long Road" continues his late-career return to country, RINGO STARR reflects on childhood heroes, Nashville sessions, Beatlesera instincts – and why he’s looking back to move forward. “For the last year or so, I’ve been thinking about where I came from,” he confides to Michael Bonner. “And where I ended up…”
AtoZ
This month…
WANNA GROW UP TO BE…
As PIXIES begin their 40th anniversary celebrations, the band’s original lineup – BLACK FRANCIS, KIM DEAL, JOEY SANTIAGO and DAVID LOVERING – look back on their formative years, from twisted screams in freezing rehearsal studios to angry skinheads and “deviant” hit singles. “We were so normal,” they protest to Tom Pinnock.