‘ESP’: How The Bee Gees Took Their Hitmaking Vision Into A New Era The extensive, esteemed Bee Gees catalog contains many records that fared better in certain countries than others. Such was the case when they released their...
X Offenders: Blondie’s Breakthrough Record Deal With Chrysalis The early career of Blondie included several key stepping stones. The point where they changed their name from the short-lived Angel & the Snake in...
‘Comeback Season’: How Drake’s Second Mixtape Brought Crossover Success Comeback Season, Drake’s second mixtape and his last before his breakout hit, “Best I Ever Had,” is an intimate look at a guy who’s become...
Brian Eno’s ‘Another Green World’: A Portal To New Worlds Of Sound The much-loved title sequence of the BBC’s Arena arts documentaries brilliantly sets the tone for what is about to follow. You know you’re going to...
‘Stories Of Johnny’: How Marc Almond Came Out Of His Shell When Marc Almond stormily shattered Soft Cell in 1984, you’d be forgiven for having thought he’d chosen never to court the charts again. Marc &...
‘I’m Ready’: Muddy Waters Was Drinkin’ TNT And Smokin’ Dynamite The R&B charts of the 1950s were profitable territory for Muddy Waters. After scoring his first top ten hit in that format in 1951, with...