'Big Daddy' echoed the folky inclinations of the preceding 'The Lonesome Jubilee,' but Mellencamp was moving toward darker themes and deeper ambitions. That began with his name. 'Big Daddy' was the last to include the “Cougar” moniker that had been thrust upon...
The inside of my head spun around. I had had a good feeling that this was going to happen, but the reality of it was pretty mind-blowing. It was about a week later that my engineer-coproducer David Cole and I sat anxiously inside Studio C at Capitol and waited for Joe to arrive. ...
It's easy to see what Marilyn Manson was going for here. There’s something undoubtedly shocking aboutEurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" being reinterpreted as a dark and twisted industrial track. Manson’s cover became a breakout hit, earning him substantial radio airplay. Meanwhil...
That film Lee, years in the making, was finally released in UK cinemas this weekend. These are my thoughts on the film and Lee Miller’s background and wider history –Jeremy Miles Elizabeth ‘Lee’ Miller was a complicated and troubled woman who lived an extraordinary life, careering with...
(1969):This group was, even on its first recording, already a confident, deeply experienced force to be reckoned with – and you hear that everywhere on their timeless debut. Working off closely collaborative jam sessions, the Allmans arrived with signature songs like "Dreams" and "Whipping ...
that was planted in my brain Still remains within the sound of silence In restless dreams I walked alone narrow streets of cobblestone Neath the halo of a street lamp I turned my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light That split the night an...