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Tour Of The Americas ’75: When The Rolling Stones Ruled Rock Royalty

The Rolling Stones’ Tour of the Americas ‘75 has been called “Pomp Rock,” and justifiably so. While the band’s previous tour of North America in...

Piece Of Her Heart: Janis Joplin Honors Blues Inspiration Bessie Smith

Towards the end of her life, Janis Joplin made a magnanimous gesture that confirmed her debt to an artist who was one of her greatest...

‘Back Door’/‘See The Light’: Another Double-Sided Winner For Creedence

The new Billboard Hot 100 for August 8, 1970 was a typically eclectic countdown. As the Carpenters continued at No. 1 with ‘(They Long To...

‘Natural Born Bugie’: Revisiting Humble Pie’s Debut Single

Peter Frampton told journalist Richard Younger that it was in January 1969 that he and Steve Marriott had first got together. “I was round at...

“It’s too safe. It needs a kick up the arse”: How 10cc transformed I’m Mandy Fly Me into an epic via “two whacking great guitar solos” and a plane crash

The band members may argue about the origins of the title, but there's no denying that the multi-part I'm Mandy Fly Me is a true...

Best Songs About Time: 17 Tunes That Stop The Clock

Songs about time are about as old as songwriting itself. After all, the earliest humans were deeply concerned with what each season would bring (and...

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