Category: Music

Long before Taylor Swift was taking swipes at ex-boyfriends on her albums, Alanis Morissette was channeling her heartbreak into one of the biggest records of the 90s. Break-up albums and songs had been written before – possibly most famously Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours which saw all the band members channeling their interpersonal relationships and break-ups into songs – but what Alanis created was something visceral. It would be more correct to say that she spat out many of the tracks rather than singing them. Songs such as All I Really Want and Right Through You are almost animalistic. You Oughta Know, ... Read more

Singing superstar Barry Manilow begins his farewell to UK audiences tonight (May 19) when he takes to the stage of the beleagured Manchester Co-Op Arena for the first of a serries of dates which will mark his final ever concerts this side of the pond. Following tonight’s performance he will head to London to end his UK concert career where it all began with a 14 night residency in the London Palladium in the West End . Barry first took to the stage there in October 1978. Speaking about his decision to perform a final run there he said: “In ... Read more

During Elvis Presley’s 20 years living at Graceland, the star was not short of eccentric habits inside his Memphis playground. This was especially so in moments of enthusiasm and emotion, often involving a gun. Yet aside from firing bullets at TVs and toilets, The King also caused some damage with his karate moves, alongside a near miss involving a samurai sword. Elvis was first introduced to karate during his US army service, which took place in West Germany during the late 1950s. The martial art became a lifelong obsession for The King, who would become an eighth-degree Black Belt. In ... Read more

Five years after Elvis Presley’s death, Graceland was opened to the public for tours. But from 1982 until she died in 1993, the King’s Aunt Delta continued to live at the Memphis mansion and use a bedroom next to the kitchen while guests were looking around. She was the sister of the star’s father Vernon and had been invited to live at the house in 1966 after the death of her husband. Express.co.uk previously took part in a virtual live tour of Graceland, which featured a look inside several unseen downstairs rooms including this space she would use in the ... Read more

Taylor Swift fans are well aware that the American songstress is on her way to the UK. In fact, the Anti-Hero singer is less than two months away from finally bringing her Eras Tour to Great Britain. During her time here, the 34-year-old will be playing to millions of fans at a number of stadiums around the country. This includes multiple dates at London’s Wembley Stadium, as well as further shows at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium and Edinburgh’s OVO Hydro stadium. Although tickets to the star’s shows are hard to come by at the moment (more about that here), there are ... Read more

The Beatles wrote countless incredible songs, but what is Paul McCartney‘s favourite of all the tracks he penned? Now in the latest podcast episode of McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, the 81-year-old has shared exactly which one. Macca confessed: “I’m often asked what my favourite song I’ve ever written is, and I don’t ever really want to I can’t answer it, but if pushed, I would go to Here, There, and Everywhere.” The music legend penned the love ballad credited to Lennon-McCartney for The Beatles’ 1966 album Revolver and it turns out he wrote it just as John Lennon was ... Read more

This week’s podcast episode of A Life in Lyrics features Sir Paul McCartney reflecting on one of his best-loved Beatles tracks, Hey Jude. Macca admitted he likes it when fans mishear his lyrics, saying: “I like my songs to be [for] every man or every woman, because I know people are going to listen to them. “And I like the fact that they put their own interpretations on them and I’m always glad when the lyrics get a bit screwed up and when they mishear them, because it’s yours now.  “I’ve let it go, and so now you should make ... Read more

Good heavy metal hits the bloodstream like a drug, and Priest are one of the finest practitioners of the genre’s dark arts. Formed in 1969, the blue-collar Brummie band peaked in the 80s with platinum albums and hit singles like United, Living After Midnight and Breaking The Law. Singer Rob Halford pioneered the S&M biker look years before anyone realised what it meant, and had his bullwhip banned by worried Top Of The Pops producers. Now, 16 months after they were inducted into America’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame, Priest are back with a 19th studio album packed with ... Read more

Justin Timberlake has taken to Instagram to share that he had canceled his UK show at London’s Roundhouse in Camden tonight to recover from the flu. The famous musician shared a story to his account’s 72 million followers, communicating his feelings about the absence. Timberlake said: “This is an unfortunate video to have to send out, but I’m sure you can tell from the sound of things that I am not going to be able to make it to the show on Friday, which I’m gutted about. “But as you may or may not know, I’ve been battling some kind ... Read more

As teased over the last week, AC/DC are set to head off on a European tour this year to mark their 50th anniversary. The band haven’t played in Europe in eight years and have since released another album, 2020’s Power Up. Longtime drummer Phil Rudd and bassist Cliff Williams (who retired at the end of the 2016 Rock or Bust tour) returned to make the record. Then last year, AC/DC played a one-off gig in California, with Cliff making a live appearance. However, both he and Rudd have now been replaced in the upcoming tour with the bassist seemingly remaining ... Read more