The DIY attitude that drove Tom Waits’ finest album

Waits’ gritty Rain Dogs depicted a dark vision of New York’s underbelly, and was shaped by its ‘junkyard orchestra’ of ...

Why Chris Rea NEVER wanted to write a Christmas hit – and role his loving wife played in crafting his best-known song

BANNED from driving and down on his luck, Chris Rea couldn’t afford the train fare home from London to Middlesbrough for ...
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Mark Your Calendars: January 2026 Events

Whether you've resolved to learn a new skill (or dust off an old one), enjoy more music and theatre performances, or get back in touch with your inner child, there are plenty of ways to make good on ...

“When the music stopped I found myself still playing that riff”: How Tori Amos created the hit song Cornflake Girl

“Within pretty much a day's time I had a piano riff for what would become Cornflake Girl,” she explained in the liner notes ...

Chris Rea was the star who beat pancreatic cancer at 33... and wrote the song that defines Christmas for so many while driving his Austin Mini up the M1

The way grizzled rocker Chris Rea told it, Driving Home For Christmas wasn't just a celebration of seeing his family at the ...