‘How Far?’: Echo and the Bunnymen’s haunting David Bowie moment
When Ian McCulloch wrote Echo and The Bunnymen track 'How Far?', he felt he had channelled David Bowie enough for it to be one of his own songs.
Anthony Hopkins’ least favourite kind of actor: “I think that’s a lot of crap”
Anthony Hopkins' least favourite kind of actor is the "method actor" because he says they're a pain in the ass, and they don't always yield good performances.
‘Bad Reputation’: Joan Jett and the angst-fuelled anthem that sparked the later riot grrrl pioneers
Joan Jett's angst-fuelled song 'Bad Reputation', which was about rebellion and defiance, helped to spark the later riot grrrl ...
The greatest soul singer of all time, according to David Lynch
A look at how David Lynch used music in his work, as a way of scaring the audience and moving them, as seen with his use of ...
Would ‘Use Your Illusion’ have worked as a single album?
When Guns N' Roses released 'Use Your Illusion' they showed the world there was more to them than just hard rock, but did it ...
“You have no idea what you’re doing”: How John Hughes stumbled into an immense directorial career
John Hughes claimed that he simply stumbled into his career as the idea to focus on kids' and teenagers' perspectives as a ...
Who is on the cover of Rush’s album ‘Power Windows’?
Rush album 'Power Windows' boasted an image designed by longtime collaborator Hugh Syme depicting a teenager, Neill ...
Class action lawsuit: why a hardware company sued ‘Die Hard 2’
Unfortunately for the studio of 'Die Hard 2', one of the deals with power tool company Black & Decker went pear-shaped and resulted in a class action lawsuit.
The strange tale of the first US number one from behind the Iron Curtain
The Soviet Union and America were sworn enemies in the Cold War. Yet, with the Dooms Day clocking ticking in the 1980s, a ...
Tom Cruise: maniac or creative maverick?
Tom Cruise has built a conflicting reputation over the years, with the actor becoming defined by great performances and personal controversies.
“Would have been great”: The supergroup Eddie Van Halen always wanted to form
When Van Halen were stuck without a vocalist, Eddie Van Halen started to tentatively put together a "great" supergroup, which he had long dreamed about.
‘Bullitt’: How the casting of Steve McQueen turned a cop movie into an action movie
Bullitt': How the casting of Steve McQueen turned a cop movie into an action movie, and laid the foundation for films like 'Lethal Weapon' and 'Die Hard.' ...