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The Hotel Fire That Forced Them To Rewrite An Entire Album 0 (0)

April 2, 2025

It was a crisp autumn evening when the fire broke out at the old hotel where the band had gathered for their album retreat. The members of Aurora Echo were…

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The School Where โ€œWe Will Rock Youโ€ Became The Graduation Anthem For Ten Straight Years 0 (0)

In a quiet town nestled amidst rolling hills, there stood a school that had become famous for an unexpected reason. For ten consecutive years, the graduation anthem of Crestwood High…

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The Club Gig Stealers Wheel Played Under The Name โ€œThe Rabbleโ€ To Test New Material 5 (1)

The night was electric with anticipation as a small crowd gathered in a dimly lit club on the outskirts of Glasgow. The air was thick with the scent of spilled…

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The Fight Over The Drum Beat In โ€œStraight To Hellโ€ โ€” And How Topper Nailed It 0 (0)

In the heart of the 1980s, a musical storm was brewing, and at its eye was a track called “Straight to Hell” by a little band from England named The…

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The Struggle Bryan Adams Faced Getting โ€œHeavenโ€ Onto Radio โ€” And How It Became A #1 Anyway 5 (1)

Bryan Adams was not just an ordinary musician; he was a passionate artist with a dream in his heart. In the early 1980s, after already gaining some success with his…

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The Rockabilly Riot In France โ€” And How The Cats Played Through It 5 (1)

In the summer of 1956, the air in France crackled with the wild energy of rockabilly music. The Cats, a spirited band with a passion for the energetic blend of…

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The Rolling Stones Cover Art That Was Rejected For Being โ€œToo Satanicโ€ 5 (1)

In the spring of 1972, a young artist named Robert Frank was bursting with excitement. He had been chosen to create the cover for what would become one of the…

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The Studio Fight Between Gerry Rafferty And Producers Over Creative Control In Stealers Wheel 5 (1)

In the heart of the bustling 1970s music scene, Gerry Rafferty found himself at a boiling point. His band, Stealers Wheel, was riding high with their hit song “Stuck in…

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The Vocal Take Mcdonald Did While Having A Fever โ€” And It Made The Final Cut 5 (1)

On a chilly day in late November, as the leaves swirled outside his window, McDonald found himself bedridden with the flu. The fever clung to him like a heavy blanket,…

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The Single Candle Billy Fury Kept Lit While Writing Lyrics In The Studio 5 (1)

In a small, dimly lit recording studio, the air was thick with the scent of old wood and freshly brewed coffee. Billy Fury, a young musician with dreams as big…

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