‘Photograph’: A Snapshot Of Ringo Starr’s Amazing 1973-1974 Season
Early in his solo career, Ringo Starr told us that “it don’t come easy.” But in 1973 and early 1974, he made a nonsense of...
That Movie Thing: The Stories Behind R.E.M.’s ‘Automatic For The People’ Videos
Now celebrating its 25th anniversary with a deluxe, Dolby Atmos-enhanced four-disc reissue, R.E.M.’s multi-million-selling eighth album, Automatic For The People, cemented the Athens, Georgia, quartet’s...
‘Rock and Roll Resurrection’: Mylon LeFevre’s Bold Reinvention
“If you don’t love rock ‘n’ roll, put this back where you got it,” the back cover of Mylon LeFevre’s 1979 album Rock and Roll...
‘Os Mutantes’: How Their Self-Titled Album Defined The Tropicália Movement
Four years after a military coup left Brazil in the hands of a dictatorship that lasted two decades, things were looking decidedly grim for the...
‘Sweetie Pie’: A Poignant Trip To The Eddie Cochran Archive
After the tragic passing of Eddie Cochran in April 1960, his memory was honored when “Three Steps To Heaven” became a posthumous UK No.1. It...
‘Lionel Richie’ Album: A Commodore Makes A Solo Statement
Lionel Richie was still a Commodore when he released his first, self-titled album on October 6, 1982. But such was its immense success that there...