1901 – Phoenix
Early in 2009, when 1901 showed up, it felt as though someone had captured the sense of a rooftop summer and sent it revolving via a synthesizer
Which famous artist or band holds the record for the highest number of plagiarism cases?
In music, success often comes with scrutiny. While many artists face the occasional accusation, only a few reach record-breaking levels of plagiarism claims. Who tops the list? The answer might surprise you.
West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
The pulse is immediate. A creeping synth bass, a dash of urban claustrophobia, then Neil Tennant's voice slithers in like a narrator viewing it all from a steamed-up car window
Interview of Joe Strummer – The Clash (1988)
Capturing the late Clash front guy in a rare moment of reflective honesty, the 1988 Night Network interview with Joe Strummer is gripping since it combines his punk ethos with emerging maturity
A Night Like This – The Cure
Some songs develop like forgotten movie scenes, and A Night Like This runs in dark blue tones
Discovery – Daft Punk
Discovery, published in 2001, appeared like a revelation draped in sequins, an album that reinvented electronic music
When You Gonna Learn? – Jamiroquai
When You Gonna Learn? debuted the world to a fresh voice wearing vintage attire in 1992 on the fledgling Acid Jazz label
The Smashing Pumpkins – An alchemy of distortion
Starting in Chicago's underground scene, the Smashing Pumpkins cleared a route across walls of noise and waves of emotional necessity
Down On The Street – The Stooges
Down On The Street established Fun House's tone in July 1970 with a groove cut straight from the road
5 things you didn’t know about David Bowie
Bowie’s life was a work of art in motion but a few chapters read like surreal fiction.