‘Breakthru’: Queen’s Exuberant Single From ‘The Miracle’
Queen were moving like a steam train as the 1980s came to an end. At least, they were in the video for “Breakthru,” which made...
One Love: How Reggae Music Inspired The World
Many musical styles don’t travel well. You don’t hear soca on British pop radio; bhangra never broke big in the US. Even fairly mainstream genres...
James Cotton: Blues Harmonica Great, Muddy Waters Collaborator
James Cotton was one of the most respected of blues harmonica players, who toured from his early years with Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters. Cotton...
Jamaican Movies: How The Silver Screen Brought Reggae To The Masses
Reggae music was never quite mainstream. Its greatest stars struggled to be taken seriously by the wider world. Even when a reggae artist achieved a...
‘Free Hand’: Behind Gentle Giant’s Gripping Seventh Album
One of prog rock’s best-loved outfits, Gentle Giant recorded some of the genre’s most majestic and intricate works. Yet despite a loyal following, they never...
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Including The Sweet, Fantastic Negrito, The Hot Damn! and five other wild things