Who is Alice in Chains’ ‘Would?’ about?
One of their defining cuts, 'Dirt's' lead single 'Would?' saw Alice in Chains explore the legacy of an important figure in ...
Stanley Donwood: The artist behind Radiohead’s album covers
Stanley Donwood is the artist behind the album covers of the famed rock band Radiohead and marks himself out as a pivotal ...
The actor Faye Dunaway called the heir to Marlon Brando: “In terms of sheer talent”
Faye Dunaway has worked with some of the most influential actors of her generation, comparing one former co-star to Marlon ...
Lou Reed’s paranoid spiral: when The Velvet Underground triumphed without their stars
Lou Reed is what many fans believe to be the life-blood of The Velvet Underground. But when they played without him, the show ...
The only actor who intimidated John Carpenter: “He’s been in some of my favourite movies”
The only actor who intimidated John Carpenter was Ernest Borgnine, a man he was a hueg fan of and cast in 'Escape From New ...
The sci-fi movie George Lucas knew ‘Star Wars’ could never beat: “Far superior”
George Lucas is one of the definitive directors from the New Hollywood movement, but he found himself overshadowed by one ...
The Burt Reynolds role Jack Nicholson and Paul Newman didn’t want to play: “They both passed”
Burt Reynolds had previous with Jack Nicholson taking roles he wanted to play, but on one occasion, the shoe was firmly on ...
The solo that changed bass playing, according to Lemmy: “And that was in 1964!”
Lemmy had a very unique style of bass playing that he made a career off of, but he was always envious of this other bass ...
The movie Nicolas Cage refused to talk about: “I’m not a great fan of that film”
The one movie Nicolas Cage refused to talk about was 1984's 'Racing with the Moon,' a film he and co-star Sean Penn flat-out ...
‘A Guide for the Daylight Hours’: the most underrated indie album of the 2000s
Scottish indie outfit Ballboy released their debut album, ‘A Guide for the Daylight Hours’, in 2002, and it is arguably the most underrated record of the era.
Does Jon Voight know he’s a queer cinema icon?
Does Jon Voight know he's a queer cinema icon? Or did he forget the nuance of his 'Midnight Cowboy' role when his politics became more right-leaning?
The scene the director had to remove from ‘Willy Wonka’ for being too real: “You don’t understand, Mel”
We are looking back at 'Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory' and the existential scene that was removed after audiences found ...