Bibek Acharya
- Led Zeppelin , Rock Music
- May 7, 2025
- 89 views
“The whole story”: The song that signalled the end of Led Zeppelin
As a music critic, I often find myself conflicted over the balance of evolutionary innovation and the mastery of one single craft. Take David Bowie, for example; his entire DNA…
- Led Zeppelin , Rock Music
- May 4, 2025
- 81 views
The Led Zeppelin song inspired by John Bonham’s drunken singing: “John used to do a lot of rap stuff”
Despite his lack of consistent representation on record, John Bonham was actually a pretty good singer. Not at the level of Robert Plant, of course, but throughout Led Zeppelin‘s discography…
- Freddie Mercury
- March 26, 2025
- 132 views
The controversial Queen song that Freddie Mercury described as “only a bloody record”
Behind the sheen of Queen’s lasting legacy is a band that endured controversy at every corner. If it wasn’t about how their music threatened to overthrow traditional rock, it was…
- Led Zeppelin
- March 26, 2025
- 79 views
The band who started Led Zeppelin’s style, according to Ritchie Blackmore
On September 7th, 1968, one of the most legendary bands in the history of music was set to take to the stage for the very first time. Everyone who had…
- Jimmy page , Led Zeppelin
- March 26, 2025
- 65 views
The strange case of the Beyoncé break-up anthem featuring Jack White and Led Zeppelin
Songs often come back around, especially in the age of streaming, where almost every track ever recorded is just a click away. No artist is ever truly forgotten, and their…
- Freddie Mercury , Rock Music
- March 24, 2025
- 70 views
“It’s too high”: The song Brian May thought would be too difficult for Freddie Mercury
Throughout every decade we had Queen, nothing seemed out of their grasp. Compared to most bands that follow one sound and stick with it throughout their career, the rock monarchs…
- Rock Music , The beatles
- March 24, 2025
- 54 views
The Beatles songs Paul McCartney wishes he could delete from history
The Beatles were, are, and always will be the most famous band in all of rock music history. That’s the standard statement that rolls off the tongue, and it is,…
- Led Zeppelin , Rock Music
- March 24, 2025
- 129 views
The only musicians Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham listened to non-stop
The late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham preferred to let his artistry do the talking rather than his mouth. During interviews, he was often a man of few words, with…
- Led Zeppelin , Rock Music
- March 24, 2025
- 136 views
The Led Zeppelin reunion Jimmy Page walked away from: “The expectation is too great”
The idea of a reunion tour can be both the best and worst thing that any band can take on. It might be the equivalent of a high school reunion,…
- Rock Music
- March 23, 2025
- 113 views
The Story Behind The Song: Freddie Mercury’s fitting farewell in ‘The Show Must Go On’
It was a testament to the man, in life and in death, that the final curtain call for Freddie Mercury really didn’t take place until the 11th hour. Only officially revealing what…
The Island Records story: how a shipwreck led to Bob Marley and the reggae explosion
- August 14, 2025
- 28 views
Amy Winehouse’s greatest cover reveals more than any song could
- August 12, 2025
- 75 views
‘Got to Get You into My Life’: The Beatles’ impassioned homage to Motown
- August 12, 2025
- 77 views
The song David Gilmour called too wordy to sing
- August 12, 2025
- 46 views