“A little funky”: why Stephen Stills rubbed BBQ sauce into his strings
The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer wanted his Fender bass to sound more like an upright with CSNY, and he had a rather unique ...
“He doesn’t like anybody”: why Jamie Foxx thinks Spike Lee has “run his course”
After Spike Lee criticised 'Django Unchained', which starred Jamie Foxx, the actor called out the 'Do the Right Thing' ...
‘Afro-Harping’: how Dorothy Ashby combined harp music with jazz-funk
Shining a light on the incredible music of Detroit composer Dorothy Ashby, who used the harp to pursue a musical career in jazz-funk, with incredible results.
The brutal song Keith Richards wrote about Mick Jagger: “You’re a dirty, dirty rat scum”
Exploring the hate-fuelled song by The Rolling Stones 'Had It With You', which was penned by Keith Richards after an argument ...
Why does ‘Wuthering Heights’ feel like an unadaptable novel?
Emily Bronte's classic novel 'Wuthering Heights' feels utterly unadaptable as the plot is too intricate and requires too much careful balance to pull off.
The one role that broke Samuel L Jackson: “I totally felt like I was doing it so amazingly”
When Samuel L Jackson was relegated to understudy to Charles S Dutton in the 1987 play 'The Piano Lesson,' it broke him - ...
“I made it too tough”: the iconic movie Steven Spielberg didn’t think anybody wanted to see
Steven Spielberg faced a mixed reception from some of his associates when he test screened 'Saving Private Ryan', leaving him ...
Anatomy of a Scene: the hair-raising bridge crossing of William Friedkin’s ‘Sorcerer’
In the classic thriller 'Sorcerer', William Friedkin shot a sequence so dangerous and so painstaking that it would never be ...
The only movie Johnny Depp would want to watch on his dying day: “Without a doubt, no question”
The only movie Johnny Depp would want to watch on his dying day is an easy pick for the eccentric star - it's cult comedy ...
How Jack Nicholson’s retirement saved Bill Murray from embarrassment: “I’m just not very organised”
Bill Murray explains how his poor organisation skills led to Jack Nicholson stealing his role in the Oscar-nominated remake ...
Why Iggy Pop is the godfather of punk, according to Iggy Pop
In a 1978 interview, Iggy Pop discussed the origins of the word punk and its later adoption by journalists to describe his ...
The hit ‘Bella Donna’ song that took Stevie Nicks a decade to release
Stevie Nicks wrote 'When The Glitter Fades' almost a decade before she released it as part of her debut solo album 'Bella ...