‘Bad Reputation’: Joan Jett and the angst-fuelled anthem that sparked the later riot grrrl pioneers
Joan Jett's angst-fuelled song 'Bad Reputation', which was about rebellion and defiance, helped to spark the later riot grrrl ...
The greatest soul singer of all time, according to David Lynch
A look at how David Lynch used music in his work, as a way of scaring the audience and moving them, as seen with his use of ...
“You have no idea what you’re doing”: How John Hughes stumbled into an immense directorial career
John Hughes claimed that he simply stumbled into his career as the idea to focus on kids' and teenagers' perspectives as a ...
Would ‘Use Your Illusion’ have worked as a single album?
When Guns N' Roses released 'Use Your Illusion' they showed the world there was more to them than just hard rock, but did it ...
The strange tale of the first US number one from behind the Iron Curtain
The Soviet Union and America were sworn enemies in the Cold War. Yet, with the Dooms Day clocking ticking in the 1980s, a ...
Who is on the cover of Rush’s album ‘Power Windows’?
Rush album 'Power Windows' boasted an image designed by longtime collaborator Hugh Syme depicting a teenager, Neill ...
‘How Far?’: Echo and the Bunnymen’s haunting David Bowie moment
When Ian McCulloch wrote Echo and The Bunnymen track 'How Far?', he felt he had channelled David Bowie enough for it to be one of his own songs.
The twist at the end of ‘Conclave‘ is a shock, but is it necessary?
Edward Berger's 'Conclave' features a twist ending so surprising, you might not notice that it's completely unnecessary to ...
Anthony Hopkins’ least favourite kind of actor: “I think that’s a lot of crap”
Anthony Hopkins' least favourite kind of actor is the "method actor" because he says they're a pain in the ass, and they don't always yield good performances.
The only actor who left Brad Pitt starstruck: “It’s going to be on my greatest hits reel”
But Pitt got his starstruck moment during the filming of Troy in 2004, when he was cast alongside a true acting Great, Peter ...
The Neil Young song that showed Thom Yorke it was OK to be himself: “I immediately fell in love”
Thom Yorke has often been compared to Neil Young throughout his career, but one song from the Canadian songwriter gave him ...
The actor Paul Newman called the toughest man on the face of the earth: “It was spiritual”
Paul Newman worked with some pretty impressive actors in his day, but the one who he decided was the toughest man he'd ever ...