Are Led Zeppelin really the best band ever?
According to BBC2 viewers and Radio 2 listeners, Led Zeppelin are the best band ever. A live poll conducted at the finale of the BBC 2 series ‘I’m In A Rock And Roll Band!’ crowned the Seventies rock...
View ArticleThe truth Hurts. Power ballads are back
Watching Hurts on a rain-lashed night in Brighton at the weekend confirmed my suspicion that the synth-pop revivalists are the most ludicrous and the most brilliant band to emerge this year. It’s not...
View ArticleHow I learned to stop worrying and love Bon Jovi
The arrival of a new greatest hits gives me an opportunity to make a shameful confession: I love Bon Jovi. Actually, scratch the shameful bit – I’m not embarrassed in the slightest. "Guilty pleasures"...
View ArticleHow rock died (and nobody noticed)
Is rock dead? Its expiration has been prematurely announced before, but examination of end of year charts suggests that it really might be the end of the guitar based genre that has ruled since the...
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