Afterlife Interview with Prince
In a purple-hued dreamscape where time bends and guitar solos float like incense, Riffs and Beats caught up with Prince, elusive, brilliant and unbound, for a conversation that defies gravity and genre.
Which band holds the World Record for the loudest rock concert in history?
When it comes to pushing the limits of volume, some rock bands have turned their concerts into full-blown sonic assaults.
Interview of John Lennon (1975)
The 1975 Tomorrow Show interview with John Lennon is fascinating because it offers a rare glimpse into his post-Beatles mindset during a pivotal moment of personal transformation.
Tostaky (Le Continent) – Noir Désir
In the furnace of French rock, Tostaky, the flagship track from the 1992 album of the same name, is a pure explosion, a primal scream
Top 10 Accidental songs that took over the world
Some of the greatest global hits in music history weren’t carefully planned masterpieces. They were born from pure chance, unexpected moments, and lucky accidents.
Afterlife Interview with Kurt Cobain
In the dim twilight of a forest where silence hums like feedback and lost voices echo through the trees, Riffs and Beats found itself face-to-face with Kurt Cobain, not the icon etched in tragedy, but the restless soul, ever questioning, ever raw. There was no
Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat
It starts with a synth line that sounds like sadness turned digital. Smalltown Boy, which came out in 1984, is not shouting.
Tommy
Tommy exploded onto movie screens in 1975 like a magnificent nightmare stitched together with Marshall stacks and messianic undertones.
Billy Idol – The journey of a punk crooner
Born William Michael Albert Broad in Stanmore, Middlesex, in 1955, Billy Idol grew up in a middle-class household that moved between Long Island, New York, and suburban England.
Pretty Vacant – Sex Pistols
In the grimy, smoke-choked heart of 1977 London, where punk was less a genre and more a Molotov cocktail lobbed at the bloated corpse of rock ‘n’ roll, the Sex Pistols unleashed Pretty Vacant.