‘Risk’: How Megadeth Took A Chance On Their Most Surprising Reinvention
Seven albums and 16 years into their career, and Risk proved to be as much of a gamble in its nature as it was in...
‘Document’: Capturing R.E.M. At A Pivotal Point In Their Career
For R.E.M., 1986 had been a pivotal year. The band’s fourth album, the brash, yet highly accessible Lifes Rich Pageant had rewarded them with their...
True Brothers: The Day Dire Straits Officially Conquered America
On August 31, 1985, Dire Straits officially conquered America. The Billboard magazine from that date showed the band’s already massively successful Brothers In Arms album taking...
Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell: All You Need For A Perfect Pairing
Marvin Gaye was on fire in 1968. The Motown star had been having hits for six years, and had topped the US R&B charts twice...
‘I’m Not The Only One’: The Universal Truths Of A Sam Smith Classic
If the public had reacted with overwhelming positivity to the searing emotional honesty of In The Lonely Hour, “I’m Not The Only One” showed that...
Best Squeeze Songs: 20 Tracks That Are Cool For Cats
Guided by the redoubtable songwriting team of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, enduring South London quintet Squeeze have created one of the most covetable –...