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“We were going for a completely different sound, and it didn’t work. We decided to make a clean album”: Ronnie Van Zant hated it. But this Lynyrd Skynyrd album is an unsung Southern Rock classic
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 1976 album *Gimme Back My Bullets* is presented as an overlooked Southern rock record, despite Ronnie Van Zant’s own disappointment with its more polished sound. The singer believed the band’s attempt to make a “clean” album had made the material too refined, and the record did not equal the commercial performance of *Nuthin’…
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Was James Brown right about all the genres he claimed to have invented?
The article argues that James Brown’s claim to have invented disco, hip-hop and rap was exaggerated, but rooted in a real and exceptional influence. It presents him as a foundational figure whose funk records shaped later musical movements, while stressing that no genre can credibly be attributed to one artist alone. Brown’s funk and soul…
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How ‘the Michael Fassbender test’ inspired Daniel Radcliffe’s eclectic post-‘Harry Potter’ career
Daniel Radcliffe has said that watching Michael Fassbender’s varied filmography helped shape his approach to life after *Harry Potter*. Rather than immediately pursuing conventional leading-man roles, Radcliffe sought unusual, independent and often comic projects, aiming to avoid being defined solely by the hugely successful wizard franchise. He has built a notably eclectic post-*Harry Potter* career…
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Nick Hakim’s ‘I Can See’ Is a Hazy Alt-R&B Masterpiece: Album Review
Nick Hakim’s fourth album, “I Can See”, is praised as his most focused and accomplished release, combining hazy alternative R&B with carefully structured songwriting. The review argues that its slow tempos, layered vocals and psychedelic production place it beyond conventional genre boundaries, while retaining a strong emotional and melodic core. The album follows Hakim’s increasingly…
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‘What About Love?’: the 1985 song that saw Grace Slick collaborate with Heart
The article explores Heart’s 1985 hit ‘What About Love?’ and the involvement of Grace Slick, best known as the singer of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. The collaboration is notable because it linked Heart’s major mid-1980s comeback with a leading voice from an earlier generation of American rock. ‘What About Love?’ appeared on Heart’s self-titled…
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50 Cent Teases 2Pac & Eminem Collab for ‘Street Fighter’ Soundtrack: ‘Coming Out Shortly’
50 Cent says he has recorded a new Street Fighter theme song featuring Eminem and previously unreleased vocals from the late rapper 2Pac. The announcement matters because it would reunite 50 Cent with Eminem while adding an authorised posthumous 2Pac contribution to a major film soundtrack. Speaking on Today With Jenna and Sheinelle on 24…
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Drake Seemingly Disses LeBron James With Shirt at Nocta Manor Retreat: ‘The Only LeBron I Rate Is Juan’
Drake appeared to take another swipe at LeBron James during his Nike NOCTA retreat, where padel player Juan Lebrón was a guest. A shirt reading “The only LeBron I rate is Juan” was shown in an Instagram post, suggesting the rapper’s continuing fallout with the basketball star remains unresolved. The message plays on a Jay-Z…
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4 Rock Anthems From the 90s That Melissa Etheridge Wrote by Herself
Melissa Etheridge wrote several of her best-known 1990s rock songs alone, according to the article. – ‘I’m the Only One’ (1993), from Yes I Am, became her first number-one single. – ‘Come to My Window’, also from Yes I Am, drew on a turbulent relationship and featured Juliette Lewis in its video. – ‘I Want…
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‘The dogs were getting upset’: How LA band Muna survived their worst ever gig
Muna have recalled their “worst ever gig”, an acoustic performance at a Las Vegas dog-adoption festival where faulty equipment produced painful feedback and distressed the dogs. The incident came early in the LA trio’s career, but it now illustrates the difficult beginnings they overcame to become an acclaimed live act with prominent supporters including Taylor…