Stanley Donwood: The artist behind Radiohead’s album covers
Stanley Donwood is the artist behind the album covers of the famed rock band Radiohead and marks himself out as a pivotal ...
The actor Faye Dunaway called the heir to Marlon Brando: “In terms of sheer talent”
Faye Dunaway has worked with some of the most influential actors of her generation, comparing one former co-star to Marlon ...
The only actor who intimidated John Carpenter: “He’s been in some of my favourite movies”
The only actor who intimidated John Carpenter was Ernest Borgnine, a man he was a hueg fan of and cast in 'Escape From New ...
The Burt Reynolds role Jack Nicholson and Paul Newman didn’t want to play: “They both passed”
Burt Reynolds had previous with Jack Nicholson taking roles he wanted to play, but on one occasion, the shoe was firmly on ...
Lou Reed’s paranoid spiral: when The Velvet Underground triumphed without their stars
Lou Reed is what many fans believe to be the life-blood of The Velvet Underground. But when they played without him, the show ...
The solo that changed bass playing, according to Lemmy: “And that was in 1964!”
Lemmy had a very unique style of bass playing that he made a career off of, but he was always envious of this other bass ...
The sci-fi movie George Lucas knew ‘Star Wars’ could never beat: “Far superior”
George Lucas is one of the definitive directors from the New Hollywood movement, but he found himself overshadowed by one ...
The legendary song Jeff Beck considered a complete fluke: “Choice wise”
There are few people who can do a Beatles cover as beautifully as this, and yet Jeff Beck calls the recording a "fluke." ...
Stanley Kubrick’s favourite Stanley Kubrick movie: “He was really happy with that”
Even Stanley Kubrick fans would struggle to pick their favourite of his films, but the legendary director had one that he was ...
‘A Guide for the Daylight Hours’: the most underrated indie album of the 2000s
Scottish indie outfit Ballboy released their debut album, ‘A Guide for the Daylight Hours’, in 2002, and it is arguably the most underrated record of the era.
Which rock legends sent Rick James to rehab?
A look at the way we view rock stars as characters, via the way we remember Rick James, and how it takes other musicians to help those with problems.
“As dry as could be”: The Metallica album James Hetfield felt was trying to be too perfect
Metallica frontman James Hetfield recalled trying to be too perfectionist on 'And Justice For All', which encouraged him to loosen up for the following records.