Queen’s ‘Sheer Heart Attack’ Quiz
In the wake of an American tour cut short due to sudden illness, British music titans Queen sat down to record their third album, Sheer...
‘Black Fire’: The Andrew Hill Classic That Still Burns Bright
On Friday, November 8, 1963, Andrew Hill walked into Van Gelder Studio at Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, for his maiden recording session for Blue Note...
‘Nightlife’: Scott Gorham And Brian Robertson Join The Thin Lizzy Party
In late 1974, Thin Lizzy still had just the one hit single to their name, “Whiskey In The Jar,” and had yet to appear on...
‘The Car Over The Lake Album’: Ozark Mountain Daredevils Drive On
Two ingredients may have been missing from the third LP by the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, memorably titled The Car Over The Lake Album. Their new US chart...
‘Green’: The Album That Thrust R.E.M. Into The Eye Of The Storm
At the dawn of 1988, R.E.M. appeared to have the world at their feet. Their fifth and final album for the IRS imprint, 1987’s Document,...
All Aboard: Gladys Knight & The Pips Ride The ‘Friendship Train’
Just as it had done for many years by then, the sound of Motown was reverberating around America and the world in the last weeks...