Ray Sinclair 
In the spring of 1967, the air in London was thick with the scent of rebellion and the promise of a changing world, but for Brian Jones, the founder of The Rolling Stones, that air turned suffocatingly cold. On a fateful May evening, a massive police raid on his Redlands home shattered the illusion of … Read more
Erinnerst du dich an die Zeit, als die Jukebox in deiner Stammkneipe noch die ganze Welt bedeutete? Es war das Jahr 1962, und ein Name war in aller Munde. Freddy Quinn verzauberte mit seiner markanten Stimme ein ganzes Land. Seine Lieder handelten von der unendlichen Sehnsucht nach der Ferne, vom Meer und von einem Leben, … Read more
In the grime-streaked, neon-lit streets of 1970s New York, a platinum-haired vision was turning heads. Passersby in the Bowery would often stop dead in their tracks, their eyes wide with disbelief, convinced they had just locked eyes with the reincarnated ghost of Hollywood royalty. It was not Marilyn Monroe, though. It was Debbie Harry, the … Read more
In 1981, the music industry was a fortress of skepticism, and the target was none other than the lace-clad sorceress of rock, Stevie Nicks. Having already conquered the globe as the heart and soul of Fleetwood Mac, the whispers in the mahogany-paneled offices of record labels were cruel and persistent. Critics claimed that she was … Read more
The smell of stale beer, thick cigarette smoke, and the cold, metallic taste of fear—this was the reality of a Jacksonville dive bar in the early 1970s. For Ronnie Van Zant, the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, a night out was never just about a few drinks. It was a volatile collision of ego, pride, … Read more
It was 1975, and the air inside London’s legendary venues crackled with a tension that the British rock scene hadn’t yet learned how to name. The audience, accustomed to the cerebral, structured sounds of progressive rock or the polished glam of the era, stood waiting in their velvet jackets and platform shoes. They had no … Read more
Erinnert ihr euch noch an das Jahr 1977? Damals klang das Radio ganz anders als heute. Wenn ihr damals durch die Straßen gelaufen seid oder in einer Kneipe in München oder Hamburg saßt, kam ihr an einem Lied nicht vorbei. Howard Carpendale sorgte mit seinem Song Ti Amo für einen echten Gänsehaut-Moment. Es war die … Read more
In the golden, sun-drenched summer of 1963, the airwaves were dominated by the scent of salt spray and the reverb-heavy twang of surf rock. It was a time when the Jukebox was king and the California dream was manufactured in the cramped, magical spaces of recording studios. While fans believed in a fierce rivalry between … Read more
Erinnerst du dich noch an das Jahr 1974? Die Musikwelt hielt für einen Moment den Atem an, als die Nachricht vom plötzlichen Tod von Cass Elliot, besser bekannt als Mama Cass, die Runde machte. Viele von euch werden sich noch genau daran erinnern, wo sie waren, als sie das im Radio hörten. Vielleicht saßt du … Read more