The Yardbirds and Keith Relf: Three essential Rock albums for your collection
The Metal legend Dave Mustaine turns 64
Rick Davies 1944-2025
Queen Latifah celebrates 55
An exclusive Pop Expresso interview with Charlie Hart
An interview with author Gareth Jones
Vince Treanor: The Man Behind The Doors
An interview with author Jerry Prochnicky
“Sooner or Later” is one of the great, lost power pop 45s. Issued, according to various discographies, in June 1980, just as the Australian winter set in, it had everything a great 45 should have: a catchy hook, strong lead voice delivering simple, engaging lyrics, counterpoint vocals, polished harmonies, a tidy guitar riff and an endearing sense of joie de vivre that every band wants to emulate but which very few can manage.
A look back at the Stones albums released during their most creative and enduring period
Over the last 30 years, as an actress she has played several memorable roles, including one of the lead roles in the popular Horror movie “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and its sequel, and the TV hit-series “Ghost Whisperer” where she played Melinda Gordon
He founded and co-founded some of the entertainment industries most significant music labels and film production companies including Asylum Records, Geffen and Dreamworks
Mudhoney’s debut single, “Touch Me I’m Sick,” became a defining grunge anthem, characterized by its dirty guitar tone, sneering vocals, and raw energy
Remember Kurt Cobain through his words on 27 quotes, some inspirational, some revealing of who he was
He is one of Rock’s music most important and influential musicians, having played a role in some of Rock’s most important moments and among the restricted group people that are considered the “5th Beatle”
On October 9th, 1940, in Liverpool, England, one of 20th century and all times absolute icons, was born, we look back at the life and career of John Lennon
With “Blackstar” Bowie achieved to recap his whole career, it’s an ensemble of every music style he ever tried, there is a little something from every phase, but, again, it’s not a copy, that’s the perfection of it, it’s an evolution
Duran Duran scores another No.1 in 1984 with “The Reflex”
In 1988 “Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car” peaks to No.1 and marks the end of Billy Ocean’s 1980’s string of Pop hits
New Romantic band Spandau Ballet scores their biggest hit worldwide with “True” in 1983
David Bowie releases “The Prettiest Star” in 1970 featuring Marc Bolan on the guitar
The Hollywood legend Kim Novak celebrates 93
Remembering iconic actress Greta Garbo
Remembering the Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni
Remembering the legendary actor Yul Brynner, the King of Hollywood and Broadway
Leonard Cohen was born on this day in 1934
On this day in 1967 The Beatles make TV history by appearing on the first ever satellite TV production “Our World”
Vince Martell, The Lead Guitarist of Psychedelic Rock band Vanilla Fudge turns 80 today
“The Catman” Peter Criss turns 80 today
Looking back at Punk icon Johnny Ramone
Remembering Johnny Cash, The Man in Black
Remembering Paul Di´Anno
Pet Shop Boys version of “Always on My Mind” was No.1 on this day in 1987
Remembering Raquel Welch
Peter Frampton celebrates 75 today
10 of the best John Malkovich movies
Remembering Mick Ronson on his birthday
The legendary Bruce Dickinson turns 67: Check 10 of the best Iron Maiden songs
Looking Back At The Career Of Meat Loaf On His Birthday
Richard Simmons 1948-2024
To celebrate the life of an absolute icon we’ve put together 9 special features on Freddie Mercury and Queen
Check Madonna’s complete 16 page booklet published during the “Desperately Seeking Susan” period featuring RARE pin-ups
Sam Phillips had a pivotal role on the initial success of Rock N’ Roll music during the 1950’s with his label Sun Records, that served as a launching platform for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Ike Turner among others, we look back at some of the highlights of Sun Records history on his 103rd anniversary
The legendary Marvin Gaye was pivotal in taking Soul music to the mainstream during the 1960’s. He released several memorable songs such as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology”), “What’s Going On” and “Sexual Healing” among others. His life was cut short at the age of 44 by his own father. We look back at his career on what would have been his 86th birthday
How well do you know Madonna’s 1980’s lyrics? Take the quiz to find out if you’re a lucky star!
Mudhoney’s debut single, “Touch Me I’m Sick,” became a defining grunge anthem, characterized by its dirty guitar tone, sneering vocals, and raw energy
Brynner’s career began in the 1940s after he moved to the United States, and his portrayal of the King of Siam in the 1956 film adaptation of “The King and I” earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor, a role that he performed in the original Broadway production in 1951 and in subsequent revivals, over 4,600 times throughout his career
During the 1990’s The Verve became one of the main figures of the British Alternative Rock scene with songs such as “Bitter Sweet Symphony” and “The Drugs Don’t Work”
A Motown legend, as part of Martha and The Vandellas, Martha Reeves scored several hits during the 1960’s including “Nowhere to Run” and “Dancing in the Street,” today she turns 84
In April 1960, after Elvis Presley’s two-year service in the United States Army, he recorded “Are You Lonesome Tonight? at the suggestion of manager Colonel Tom Parker, the song went No.1 on this day in 1960
It’s Christmas time again, and today we present you our list of the Top 10 Christmas Movies. For this list we included only feature length movies, we excluded short movies and TV movies. Do you agree with our list? Comment to give your opinion!
The Sex Pistols TV debut happened on the Manchester TV Show “So It Goes,” it was taped on August 28th, but wasn’t until September 4th that was broadcast
To celebrate the life of an absolute icon we’ve put together 9 special features on Freddie Mercury and Queen
A major hit across Europe, “Japanese Boy” by Aneka failed to chart in Japan because the songwriters ignored a very important detail
The original Grunge scene lost another one of its founding members as Van Conner, bassist for the seminal Grunge band Screaming Trees dies at age 55, nearly a year after the passing of the band’s former lead singer Mark Lanegan.
During the late 1970’s and 1980’s, Warren Zevon became one of the main influences of a new Indie artists generation including R.E.M
In 1949 he signed with Imperial Records and soon scored his first hit with “The Fat Man,” heralded as one of rock ’n’ roll’s earliest classics
Now it’s time for you to find which creepy clown are you. Take the quiz to find out now!
Jan-Michael Vincent’s life and career were marked by early success and considerable talent, followed by personal struggles and a tragic decline but he remains remembered for his standout performances in films like “Big Wednesday” and his iconic role in “Airwolf”
Tommy Lee has been one of the most successful drummers in Rock for over 40 years now, but his relation to music during his teens was very different from Heavy Metal. Today the Mötley Crüe drummer turns 63
He rose to fame during the 1970’s as an actor and musician, now at 74, Meat Loaf is still one of the most enduring and hard working artists in the showbiz
Jessica Chastain is an award-winning actress who has gained widespread attention in 2011 for her work in ”The Help,’ ‘Tree of Life’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
Pierson’s distinctive vocals, characterized by her powerhouse voice and signature vibrato, helped define the B-52s’s sound and set them apart from their contemporaries
Buddy Holly and The Crickets first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show on December 1st, 1957, watch Buddy performing “That’ll Be the Day” at the famous TV show
“Stop! Hammertime” became one of the most popular and used expressions ever in Pop Culture, all credit goes to MC Hammer when he first used it on his smash hit “U Can’t Touch This”. The artist that brought Rap to the worldwide masses and had one of the quickest risings and falls in the music industry turns 63 today. We look back at his career
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