In what is certain to be the rock’n’roll highlight of the summer, Hollywood director Baz Luhrmann has finally given fans their first glimpse of his upcoming movie, Elvis. With a…
We remember Buddy Holly and The Crickets’ classic debut… I always wondered why they put ‘vocal group with orchestra’ on the record, because we were a rock’n’roll band.” – Jerry…
In the latest Vintage Rock, to mark five years since Chuck Berry passed away, 12 of our famous friends pay tribute to the “poet laureate of rock’n’roll” as we celebrate…
Homegrown rockabilly hero Darrel Higham formed his band Darrel Higham & The Enforcers in the mid-1990s. As a soloist he has collaborated with such artists as Rocky Burnette, Chrissie Hynde,…
The label was built on 7-inch singles and released more than its fair share of classics. Niko Primus plugs in the jukebox Let’s turn back the clock to March 1951;…
Record Store Day returns on 23 April with a selection of releases that includes some enticing treats for rock’n’roll fans. Limited to 4,000 copies worldwide, The Sam Phillips Years: Sun…
Roy Orbison’s emotive studio album reflected the early fruits of his revitalised recording career with Monument Records, which left his frustrations with the Sun and RCA labels behind him. By…
In 1980 the British rockabilly revival was primed, ready and waiting for somebody to light the touchpaper. Vintage Rock pays tribute to the punky trio who caused a rock’n’roll explosion.…
The Beach Boys have amassed a wealth of material over the past six decades, from disposable novelty and feelgood hits to timeless genius. Here’s our pick of their finest sides……
Teenagers were flocking to the movies in the 1950s, so, if you were a young rock’n’roller, where better to showcase your looks and sound than at the flicks? And Eddie…