Masterful beginnings: the debut performance that Jeff Beck called “quite devastating”
Jeff Beck was no stranger to flamboyant performances, but even he was left in awe the first time he saw this guitarist perform live.
Tom Hanks reveals what he considers “the greatest job an actor can have”
Tom Hanks once reflected on his job at a rotating repertory theatre, noting the diversity it exposed him to and the importance of layered, genre-blending.
The era Tom Petty called “the toughest period of my life”
Any artist is going to want to muscle through any of their personal pain, but Tom Petty admitted to treading water musically during this album.
The actor who took a staggering 90% pay cut to work with Clint Eastwood
To bring J. Edgar Hoover to life in the Clint Eastwood 2011 biographical drama, Leonardo DiCaprio took a staggering pay cut compared to his usual gigs.
“The weakest song”: The track Iggy Pop wanted to delete from history
Iggy Pop usually had an anything-goes mentlaity to his music, but this tune was far from what he wanted it to be when he was finished.
Why did Kurt Cobain want to fire Dave Grohl from Nirvana?
It's likely that even without the death of Kurt Cobain, Nirvana would have ended. Towards the latter stages, Cobain wanted to oust drummer Dave Grohl.
The real reason Quentin Tarantino rejected Pink Floyd for ‘Reservoir Dogs’
Quentin Tarantino originally wanted Pink Floyd's 'Money' to introduce his iconic film 'Reservoir Dogs'. However, a chance ...
The secret message Pink Floyd hid inside ‘The Wall’
The hidden message in the Pink Floyd song remembering Syd Barrett taken from 'The Wall' which seems to reference the former ...
“I was embarrassed”: John Wayne’s awful on-set tradition that would leave co-stars in tears
John Wayne co-star George Takei recalled a set tradition where Wayne would single out one member of the cast or crew and give them hell.
The seven most important gigs of Jimi Hendrix’s career
Jimi Hendrix took the world by storm off the back of his live show. Everyone who saw him was in awe, and these are his most notorious gigs.
The song that inspired the Steely Dan classic ‘Rikki Don’t Lose that Number’
Rikki Don’t Lose that Number’ might seem like a soft rock classic, but under the surface of the Steely Dan track is a jazz structure more akin to Miles Davis.
Al Pacino reveals he “didn’t have a pulse” in near-death experience
Al Pacino has revealed new details about a case of Covid-19 he contracted in 2020, which resulted in him encountering a frightening near-death experience.