“I lost the raucousness”: Jeff Beck on the era that was too safe for him
While Jeff Beck was always known to push the limits of guitar, he felt having this player in his band kneecapped him during ...
John Carpenter’s first meeting with a young James Cameron: “He was the resident genius”
After helming iconic horror films such as 'Halloween' and 'The Thing', John Carpenter described his early work with a young ...
Attila: Billy Joel’s pre-fame metal band and “colossal failure”
Billy Joel recalled his experienced in his pre-fame metal band, Attila, and how their first album was so bad that it became a "colossal failure".
The Paul McCartney lyrics John Lennon actually liked: “That’s Paul, again writing a good lyric”
John Lennon was often quick to critique Paul McCartney's song writing. But when it comes to the lyrics of these four songs, ...
‘Groundhog Day’: Is Bill Murray’s fate actually controlled by Ned Ryerson?
Exploring the strange theory that Ned Ryerson, the 'Groundhog Day' character, represents Satan, who casts Bill Murray into the hellish torture of a time loop.
When Robert Downey Jr went so method he even peed in character: “For no one else’s benefit”
Robert Downey Jr has never been renowned as a dedicated method actor, but he clearly pulls out all the stops when he fully ...
The song Thom Yorke wrote to antagonise Radiohead’s audience: “I just won’t laugh it off”
Radiohead have a long history of changing the narrative on their work and shifting expectations, but it all stems back to the ...
The movie Matt Damon turned down because his mother told him to: “You’re allowed to have fun”
Matt Damon has appeared in many acclaimed movies, from 'Good Will Hunting' to 'Ocean's Eleven', but he once turned down a ...
The infamous flop Quentin Tarantino adores: “That’s the film that everybody says is crap?”
Never afraid to share his opinion, 'Pulp Fiction' filmmaker Quentin Tarantino once revealed his love for a Gore Verbinski ...
When Miles Davis schooled John Lennon at basketball
John Lennon and Miles Davis may have been men of many talents, but Lennon certainly didn't have much aptitude for sporting endeavours.
The actor Martin Scorsese regrets only working with once: “The timing was always off”
Martin Scorsese has worked with many actors multiple times, but there is one star he only managed to work with once on ...
The Bill Murray movie Roger Ebert hated with a passion: “Eye candy for the blind”
Roger Ebert was not a fan of the classic satire 'Charlie's Angels', released in 2000, which featured Cameron Diaz, Drew ...