The Filthy Fifteen: Censorship, Gore And The Parental Advisory Sticker It has been decades since 15 songs – the so-called “Filthy Fifteen” – were declared obscene in America. The designation of a Filthy Fifteen was...
‘Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?’ How Megadeth Set The Thrash Standard Megadeth’s second album, Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying?, released in the US on September 19, 1986, is now regarded as a milestone in the heavy...
Last Ride To The Joshua Tree: The Strange Funeral Of Gram Parsons With the benefit of hindsight, Cecil Connor III, rather better known to us as Gram Parsons, was always a candidate to live fast and die...
Mama Cass Was Sheer Class: Remembering Cass Elliot We’re saluting of one of the most-loved characters in 1960s and early ’70s pop music, and one of its most distinctive voices. It’s Cass Elliot,...
George Strait’s Self-Titled Album: Revealing A Master At Work New millennium, same chart-topping George Strait. The King Of Country is also the king of consistency, so when George Strait’s self-titled album – his first...
‘Rhythm Nation 1814’: When Janet Jackson Gained Soul Control Once upon a time, she was just the little kid sister to one of the most famous pop groups in the world. But by the...