Music

With the January sales upon us, the seasonal soundtracks have disappeared from the shops. For most of us, it will be another 11 months before we’re once more subjected to the plaintive wailing of “Do they know it’s Christmas?” Band Aid’s 1984 hit single made it more difficult for the …

Tonight Rod Stewart will hit BBC 2 at 8pm in a feature that will show off some of the star’s biggest performances from throughout the years. While he has some legendary songs under his belt – such as Maggie May, Sailing and Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? to name a …

Graceland, who are putting on a weekend of events to celebrate what would have been Elvis’ 88th birthday, said: “Fans are invited to the north lawn of Graceland Mansion on January 8, Elvis’ Birthday, at 8:30 am CST, for Elvis’ Birthday Proclamation Ceremony which will include a special appearance by Lisa …

The Beatles legend was handed a sand bucket after his dalmatian Lucky made a mess in the hallway, a new book has revealed. Sir Paul was touring with his band Wings when things got messy. Drummer Denny Seiwell recalled a night in York in the Seventies where Sir Paul was …

John Lennon was one of the principal songwriters in The Beatles. Together with Paul McCartney, the lads from Liverpool made up the Lennon-McCartney songwriting partnership and penned countless tracks for the Fab Four. While George Harrison and Ringo Starr also contributed hits to the band’s 13 albums, it was McCartney’s …

Rock’s wildest old codger seemed to be easing gracefully towards retirement on his last album. Every Loser kicks that absurd notion into touch. It’s brimming with raw power, as wild and demented as anything he made in his incendiary, pre-punk Stooges days. Granted, some lyrics seem more suited to men’s …

Elvis Presley started a passionate love affair with Ann-Margret in 1964 while they were starring in the hit movie Viva Las Vegas together. Although they split up after a year of being together, they were still on great terms. She has since said she would never speak ill of the …

The first week of the year marks both the birthday (January 4) and the day he died (January 1, 2010) of the man who loved and then lived with Freddie Mercury for the final six years of his life. Hutton was born in Carlow, Ireland in 1949, and was working as an apprentice …

Fans worldwide are preparing to celebrate the 88th birthday of Elvis Presley on January 8. But this week also marks the anniversary of the icon’s first ever demo for Sun Records in Memphis. He recorded It Wouldn’t Be The Same Without You and I’ll Never Stand In Your Way while …

This week, on January 8, 2023, marks the 88th birthday of Elvis Presley. While the King of Rock and Roll dominated the music industry and sold more than one billion records worldwide, he also released more than 50 movies. But one of his most notable co-stars, Ann-Margret, has revealed she …