Paul McCartney was dismayed to pay for a Bob Dylan gig and not recognise the songs Sir Paul McCartney has admitted he left a Bob Dylan show baffled and disappointed after failing to recognise the songs. BANG Premier · May 14
“It made me feel bad that I didn’t put it on the album”: From Pavement to Donna Summer, here are six more B-sides that became huge hits against the odds Adding to the collection of songs that started out on the flip side of a single, but went on to become playlist staples MusicRadar · Mar 11, 2025
More Rock and Roll, From My "Commonplace Book" Number 8 in a series of sense and nonsense from my files Reason · Nov 12, 2024
“I’ve been thinking of taking drum lessons… What I won’t do is put together a new band”: What Nick Mason said before he put together a new band With Pink Floyd recently wound down, their drummer considered his future – and at the time it didn’t include his Saucerful of Secrets project Louder · Jan 27, 2024
John Cooper Clarke’s honest playlist: ‘The thrill of Elvis has never gone away’ The poet grew up listening to Bill Haley & His Comets and plays northern soul to kickstart a party, but whose blues does he find too painful to hear? The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023
Funniest and best moments from BBC's Pointless after Richard Osman steps down How many of these iconic Pointless moments can you remember? Wales Online · Apr 8, 2022
Be awake to other meanings of ‘woke’ Brief letters: Perils of self-righteousness | Listing countries | Charles II | Bill Haley gig | Slippers outdoors The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022
Rock around the Toon - when American rock'n'roll pioneer Bill Haley played in Newcastle It was February 16, 1957 - exactly 65 years ago - when American rock'n'roll star Bill Haley and his band the Comets stopped off to perform at Newcastle Odeon Chronicle Live · Feb 16, 2022