‘New Forms’: Roni Size’s Legendary Drum’n’Bass Album
Even someone who had switched off from rave music for a few years in the early 90s would have been startled by the drum’n’bass that...
Misfit: How Danzig Went From Hardcore Punk To Metal Icon
The rise of Glenn Danzig from horror punk shouter in Misfits to hard rock crooner and metal icon came from a determined and unapologetic desire...
‘Pageant Material’: How Country Queen Kacey Musgraves Took The Crown
Audiences were ready to greet Kacey Musgraves like a homecoming queen by 2015. The genre-bending country trendsetter had made a remarkable breakthrough with Same Trailer...
‘Evolve’: Imagine Dragons Embrace Change For Their Killer Third Album
Succinct and to the point, the title of Imagine Dragons’ third album, Evolve, said it all. The Las Vegas quartet arrived with a bang with...
‘Meantime’: Helmet’s Early 90s Heavy Rock Masterpiece
Was Helmet set to become the new Nirvana? It certainly looked that way on the surface – their 1992 Interscope debut, Meantime, arrived less than...
‘Sacrifice’: An ‘Adult Love Song’ Gives Elton John His First UK Solo No.1
The UK singles chart for the week ending June 23, 1990 was an extremely special one for Elton John. After 22 years of releasing singles,...