I was about ten years old when I discovered that not every household played The Beatles and ABBA Gold on a regular basis. In fact, most families I knew didn’t.

I was shocked.

DAMN. There’s yet another genius hiding out on tumblr. A guy called JB has gone and animated the cover art of a bunch of his (and our) favourite albums.


Checkout a few of our faves here and be sure to head over to his page to see the full collection.

 

Earlier this month, Led Zeppelin’s I, II & III all got the deluxe and remastered treatment and once again we were reminded of what incredible albums they are, not to mention how important the guys are to the history of rock and roll.

Let’s be honest, calling them the most influential band of all-time is probably an understatement.

UK rockers and one of THE hottest bands in the world right now Royal Blood rocked ‘n’ rolled their way through town recently, playing a couple of intimate shows and giving a handful of lucky Australians a taste of what all the fuss is about.

The Guardian went next level nerd and reinserted a bunch of iconic album covers back into their natural habitats using Google Street View.

As the youngest of three siblings and with parents that had distinct musical tastes I had a fat chance of getting my music played at home.  So as a result I was influenced by/had to endure…………

With a Dad born in 1921, big band/swing was all the go with Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie and Glenn Miller getting a 78’s run….

The good people over at NME put together a list of the 40 strangest/weirdest/most insane rock star rider requests and we picked out a handful of our faves.

Rock gods, decent househusbands. Led Zeppelin always wanted an iron and ironing board to keep those chest-bearing shirts crisp.
 

We knew Axl Rose was a tricky customer but last month we got an insight into what makes him tick. Square melon.