The Rhythm & Blues Legacy: The Secret History Of Rock And Pop
The annals of rock and pop are full of artists who had the good sense and the timing to take existing material and give it...
‘Yo! Bum Rush The Show’: Public Enemy’s No-Holds-Barred Debut Album
Fight the power? The Public Enemy we know and love started slightly different. Their debut album, Yo! Bum Rush The Show, opens with a tune...
Roll Over, Beethoven: Chess Records And The Rock’n’Roll Revolution
One of the most-repeated stories about the history of Chess Records sees The Rolling Stones, on their first visit to the US, arriving at the...
‘20/20’: Looking Back At The Beach Boys’ Eclectic Late 60s Classic
As the 60s drew to a close, The Beach Boys found themselves in a period of transition. Having moved their focus away from surf songs...
‘100th Window’: A New Sonic Opening For Massive Attack
The superior, cutting-edge sound of Massive Attack gave them the second of their two UK No.1 albums when 100th Window, released on February 10, 2003, went straight...
Four Tops’ ‘Greatest Hits’: Motown’s First UK No.1 Album
For all their international success of the previous two years, Great Britain was still catching up with the Four Tops in early 1968, when something...