How Aretha Franklin inadvertently inspired the sound of Motown
Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, and quintessential Atlantic singer, but her early talents may also have inspired their rival Motown sound.
Bruce Springsteen warned Peter Wolf about writing a memoir — he did it anyway
Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters and Goddesses," is a powerful meditation on the music business. Authored from his unique ...
'New York' Nick, Palafox pioneer and nightlife legend, calling it a career after 50 years
New York Nick Zangari has been serving up "rock & jock" experience for decades. He's set to retire and leave Badlands after the Final Four in April.
How The Knack wrote My Sharona, the one hit wonder to end all one hit wonders
When The Knack started, I wrote songs about girls,” the late frontman told me in 2008. “I think girls is really what rock’n’roll is about.” Indeed, every song on the band’s 1979 debut album Get The ...
The tiny cafe in Tynemouth where you can see Elton John and Bruce Springsteen for just £10
A cafe right in the middle of a Tynemouth landmark is attracting its fair share of big names for packed out performances ...
Tough guy actor touched by Springsteen gesture during 'Deliver Me from Nowhere' filming
British actor Stephen Graham plays Bruce Springsteen's father in "Deliver Me from Nowhere." The Boss biopic is scheduled to ...