“I lost the raucousness”: Jeff Beck on the era that was too safe for him
While Jeff Beck was always known to push the limits of guitar, he felt having this player in his band kneecapped him during ...
John Carpenter’s first meeting with a young James Cameron: “He was the resident genius”
After helming iconic horror films such as 'Halloween' and 'The Thing', John Carpenter described his early work with a young ...
The Paul McCartney lyrics John Lennon actually liked: “That’s Paul, again writing a good lyric”
John Lennon was often quick to critique Paul McCartney's song writing. But when it comes to the lyrics of these four songs, ...
The infamous flop Quentin Tarantino adores: “That’s the film that everybody says is crap?”
Never afraid to share his opinion, 'Pulp Fiction' filmmaker Quentin Tarantino once revealed his love for a Gore Verbinski ...
“I’m proud”: the track Jimi Hendrix thought everyone got wrong
A look into one of the most personal songs by Jimi Hendrix, why it was so negatively received and the value of introspective ...
The song Thom Yorke wrote to antagonise Radiohead’s audience: “I just won’t laugh it off”
Radiohead have a long history of changing the narrative on their work and shifting expectations, but it all stems back to the ...
The eccentric actor Werner Herzog compared to a jazz musician: “It’s just wonderful”
Werner Herzog spoke very fondly of this famous actor, who shares the German's unique approach to performance and life. Read more about it here.
When Ginger Baker’s olive farm was scuppered by issues with the mob
Former Cream drummer Ginger Baker has more stories to tell than most, but the tale of how his life in Tuscany was ended by the mob is up with his craziest.
The movie Matt Damon turned down because his mother told him to: “You’re allowed to have fun”
Matt Damon has appeared in many acclaimed movies, from 'Good Will Hunting' to 'Ocean's Eleven', but he once turned down a ...
The song that made Ringo Starr quit The Beatles: “I feel unloved”
Tensions finally boiled over for Ringo Starr when the recording of one Beatles song made him feel so "unloved" that he quit ...
Captain Scrummy: Michael Stipe’s legendary cameo on a kids TV show
At the height of REM's mainstream success in the early 1990s, their frontman Michael Stipe randomly popped up as a seaside ice cream man on Nickelodeon.
The Bill Murray movie Roger Ebert hated with a passion: “Eye candy for the blind”
Roger Ebert was not a fan of the classic satire 'Charlie's Angels', released in 2000, which featured Cameron Diaz, Drew ...