Joy Division Beach Party: Top Ten Summer Bangers
You sit against a palm tree, sheltered from the unforgiving tropical sun, surveying a bunch of bronzed Olympians in aviator […]
1970s
The Doors, selected playlist
“Jesus, we do sound like the Doors!” For someone who long refused to extend his record collection any further back
LA Woman by the Doors (1971)
The Doors embodied foundation rock’s bacchanalian abandon, whereby all those little boys whose daddies didn’t or shouldn’t have come back
Selling England By The Pound by Genesis (1973)
It’s Genesis month! Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Mike + the Mechanics – all must pass through the meat grinder, but
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John (1975)
I must say, broadly speaking, this ongoing deep dive into Elton John’s 1970s “imperial phase” has impressed me more than
Tumbleweed Connection by Elton John (1970)
If I had to compile a list of my favourite rock bands, then it would mainly comprise miserable pricks from
The Rolling Stones 1966 – 1972, selected track list
Apparently you’re not really allowed to have an opinion on rock music unless you’re au fait with foundational acts of
Exile on Main Street by the Rolling Stones (1972)
The Rolling Stones were fucked up drug-addled minor royalty by 1972. They’d been ejected from the United Kingdom due to
Back in Black by AC/DC (1980)
To my astonishment, Back in Black by Geordie-fronted hard rocking Aussie halfwits AC/DC is the third bestselling album of all
David Bowie in the 70s, deep dive (part iii)
Continued from part ii. Low (1977)By the end of his two-year stint in Los Angeles, and having imbibed enough coke