Powered by RedCircle Billie Holiday died in 1959, and yet over 60 years later she is still impacting music (especially jazz and pop) and politics. A victim of blatant racism,…
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Where do you start when talking about an iconic band like U2? On this episode, we take a look at Ireland’s biggest musical export. Amazingly, the band has been around…
Carole King’s landmark album ‘Tapestry’ exploded onto the music scene in 1971, and has remained an enduring piece of music history ever since. This album didn’t just open the door…
Interviews have been around since newspapers started printing. Politicians, atheletes, heroes, and, of course, celebrities. In the world of entertainment interviews are used to, usually, promote an upcoming project or…
In 1966 NBC premiered a sitcom featuring a rock and roll band called The Monkees, featuring four actors who were chosen to represent specific character types, modelled after The Beatles. …
Kenneth Womack is an expert on The Beatles. He takes the time and effort to carefully research The Beatles, and as a result has written definitive books on the band…
Selling out in music can mean a number of things.An artist can ‘sell out’ when they perform music they hate, simply because they want a hit. Other artists ‘sell out’…
So where do you start when you’re talking about The Queen of Rock n Roll? Born Anna Mae Bullock, she grew up in Nutbush, Tennessee and started singing from an…
Oscar Wilde once said that imitation is the highest form of flattery. When it comes to Elvis, he has been and continues to be flattered, judging from the sheer amount…
“Live from New York! It’s Saturday night!” Those seven words launched a television phenomenon way back on October 11, 1975. Besides cutting comedy, the show always had a live performer…