The 1960s guitarist Ian Anderson was desperate to fire
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The “throwaway” Paul McCartney album that went to number one
Credit: Prime Video Sun 27 September 2026 16:00, UK There’s always a temptation to wonder what would have…
Remembering When a Trio of Future Toto Members Helped Boz Scaggs on His Breakthrough Album in 1976
Boz Scaggs came seemingly out of nowhere when he stormed the music world with the 1976 album Silk…
How a mother and son delivered the weirdest number one of the 1970s
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The 1972 Eagles song written in Linda Ronstadt’s living room
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The 1975 song Jimmy Page wanted to hear live the most
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The rejected 1972 song now ranked as one of David Bowie’s best ever
Credit: Far Out / YouTube Still Sun 13 September 2026 15:15, UK Something that David Bowie doesn’t often…
3 British Invasion Bands From the 1970s Whose Melodies Still Echo Decades Later
By the 1970s, the British Invasion musical movement wasn’t done. Groups had seen how successful the influx of…
Letters: In defence of CRL’s budget to create both beauty and function
Fiona Edgar, Henderson. Rail review The massive final cost of the Auckland CRL to circa $5.5 billion (from…
Who was the best guest performer at The Band’s ‘Last Waltz’?
Credit: Far Out / United Artists Films Thu 3 September 2026 4:00, UK Watching Martin Scorsese’s finest film,…
The 1976 song that always made Metallica’s James Hetfield happy
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The 1977 bassline too difficult for Gene Simmons to play
Credit: Far Out / Tilly Antoine Sun 16 August 2026 19:00, UK Creative freedom, that’s the reason Gene…