Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard are intoxicating proof that they do make rock bands like they used to
If you don’t think they make rock bands like they used to, then do yourself a favour and go and see Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard. The Cardiff quartet’s…
‘It was humanity at its finest’: Mick Brown on Queen, David Bowie and U2 at Live Aid 1985
“The story of Live Aid is that tens of thousands of people were saved and it was an extraordinary, unique, and amazingly positive thing that happened. In…
‘It was humanity at its finest’: Mick Brown on Queen, David Bowie and U2 at Live Aid 1985
“The story of Live Aid is that tens of thousands of people were saved and it was an extraordinary, unique, and amazingly positive thing that happened. In…
It’s time to bust the myth of the Swinging Sixties
And it turns out that, as in archaeology, these material details can richly express the flavour and character of past times. Stories about class and taste and…
How David Bowie kicked cocaine, fell under Eno’s spell and reached the heights of Low
In the early summer of 1976, David Bowie was relaxing in his recently-acquired home in Blonay, Switzerland, following a gruelling world tour. Frazzled, and at a creative…
‘The N-word was everywhere’: guitarist Carlos Alomar on David Bowie’s rift with rock
Bowie had a knowledge and a thirst, yes. But he also had a robust and escalating cocaine addiction in 1974, which explained his stick-thin appearance. His diet…
The Human League, review: the things that pop dreams are made of
Forty years since their breakout third album, Dare!, the Human League sound like the world has just about caught up with them. In the night outside the…
Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001), review: proof that Bowie was always a class act
A lost album from David Bowie finally sees the light of day, as part of new box set Brilliant Adventure (1991-2001). Toy was recorded when Bowie was…
The stories behind Mick Rock’s five greatest shots
This classic image of the four members of Queen in a diamond formation is probably best known from the music video for Bohemian Rhapsody in 1975. But…
The Velvet Underground owe so much to Doug Yule – why was he written out of history?
Yule has been largely written out of Velvets history too. And that despite the fact he was a key member for a significantly longer period than John…