The Beatles album Ringo Starr believes captures the band at their best
Continuing the good work of Elvis Presley and Little Richard, The Beatles kept the rock ‘n’ roll flame alight in the early 1960s. After climbing the first rung from Merseyside…
The Beatles song Paul McCartney knew would be a hit: “This is good”
It’s not always easy to find out what songs are great and which ones are crap as a songwriter. Compared to artists who slave over their instruments for hours on…
Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant remembers one wild night with Elvis Presley
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant’s modest upbringing in the West Midlands was a world away from the life of pioneering figures like Elvis Presley. The notion that he would grow…
‘You’re My Best Friend’: The Queen song Freddie Mercury refused to play piano on
For all his stage moves, it’s easy to forget how much of a phenomenon Freddie Mercury was as a musician. Even though he may have been able to deliver Queen’s…
John Paul Jones: the most important member of Led Zeppelin
If there’s ever such a thing as The Avengers in rock and roll, every member of Led Zeppelin would qualify to be among the best. Although the term ‘supergroup’ didn’t…
Freddie Mercury: “The only person I wish I had met was John Lennon”
Being a natural-born star, anyone who earned the admiration or recognition of Freddie Mercury was automatically placed on a pedestal. The late singer himself wasn’t particularly known for modesty, and…
The secret behind the drums of The Beatles song ‘All You Need Is Love’
The Beatles have always been celebrated for their experimentation. After they retired from touring, pushing their recorded sound into new and exciting places was always their motivation, they allowed themselves…
Why is Led Zeppelin’s band name spelt without an ‘A’?
After starting out as “The New Yardbirds” in 1968, Led Zeppelin never looked back, a new kind of electric blues to the thronging masses of rock fans at the tail…
Where is the Apple building on top of which The Beatles played their rooftop concert?
On January 30th, 1969, it had been almost two and a half years since The Beatles stepped onto a stage and performed live. The band, who’d made their name racking…
How Rami Malek transformed himself into Freddie Mercury
Rami Malek may have played a James Bond villain, but to some of us, he’ll always be Freddie Mercury. Indeed, Malek was the best thing about an otherwise dull movie,…