Watch Led Zeppelin’s final performance of ‘Stairway To Heaven’
Led Zeppelin took to the stage for the final time in 2007, a time when they graced London’s O2 Arena for a night that the 20,000 strong crowd in attendance…
How ‘Led Zeppelin II’ defied the second album syndrome to become a classic
There is a myriad of extendable and retractable laws and fables of the music industry. Some are stringent and rigid while others are fluid pieces of folkloric advice handed down…
The Led Zeppelin song Jimmy Page wishes didn’t exist
Every artist, no matter how revered or exceptionally talented, has songs in their career that they look back upon with immense regret. This is part of the human condition, which…
Freddie Mercury’s favourite songs by Queen
It’s difficult to fathom that Freddie Mercury, the magnetic frontman of Queen, passed away in 1991. His musicianship, songwriting and projection buoyed him to the full height of global fame…
Queen release newly unearthed song with Freddie Mercury
Queen have proved the power of being a hoarder once more. While digging through their archives, they revealed a long-lost and previously unheard track featuring the late, great Freddie Mercury.…
Brian May reveals the decision Freddie Mercury “regretted”
Queen guitarist Brian May revealed one of Freddie Mercury’s biggest musical regrets at a recent event to launch the 40th-anniversary boxset of Brian May + Friends: Star Fleet Project. Speaking…
Hear Paul McCartney’s talent on the isolated bass track for The Beatles’ ‘Dear Prudence’
When you’re a Jack of all trades, sometimes people can forget that you’re the master of a few too. Paul McCartney, while lauded as a genius with The Beatles, is…
When did Paul McCartney write The Beatles song ‘Here, There and Everywhere’?
The 1966 album track ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ is often cited as one of Paul McCartney’s greatest single achievements as a songwriter. The song appeared on The Beatles’ 1966 album…
The Beatles song Sting wishes he wrote: “compelling, mysterious, and utterly surprising!”
Few songwriters have attracted more admiration or envy than Paul McCartney. As one half of the songwriting duo at the centre of the biggest band of all time, The Beatles…
The Beatles song George Harrison considered “the nicest melody tune I’ve written”
In the 1960s, George Harrison was lumbered with the nickname ‘The Quiet Beatle’. Though he may have been quieter than his bandmates, the description is mostly inaccurate. If the name…