David Bowie – Blackstar
Blackstar opens David Bowie's final studio album of the same name, released on his 69th birthday, 8 January 2016, via ISO/Columbia. The title track runs near ten minutes: two main sections, meters that change, and a band.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – First flight after the Oasis split
In October 2011 Sour Mash released Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, the first solo album after Oasis, produced with Dave Sardy in London and Los Angeles.
Oasis – Gallagher swagger that owned Britpop
In 1991 in Burnage, Liam Gallagher was in a band called The Rain. Noel arrived with a folder of songs and the rule that he alone would write them.
Liam Gallagher – The sneer that outlived Oasis
Liam Gallagher carried Oasis' sneer from Knebworth into As You Were and the solo records that followed.
Top 10 Accidental songs that took over the world
Ten chart hits that began as B-sides, warm-ups, dreams, or accidental studio moments rather than planned A-sides.
Pink Floyd – Sound built for the dark and the stadium
London and Cambridge in the mid-sixties: Syd Barrett named the band, wrote the early singles, and painted the psychedelic front.
Hunky Dory – Piano songs before Ziggy took over
In 1971 RCA released Hunky Dory, the album where David Bowie stacked piano-led songs, Mick Ronson's arrangements, and a clear run at British pop before Ziggy.
Liam Gallagher & John Squire – Oasis voice, Stone Roses guitar, week-one No. 1
On 1 March 2024, Liam Gallagher and John Squire released their self-titled debut on Warner, produced by Greg Kurstin with Joey Waronker on drums, and went straight to UK No. 1.
Beatles or Stones: which band do music lovers really favour?
Two catalogues, two myths, one argument that never quite ends.
Interview of Keith Richards (1988)
In 1988 Keith Richards discussed his solo debut Talk Is Cheap while still tied to the Rolling Stones, the band’s chemistry, and his work as a guitarist.