In honour of Monday’s Grammy Awards, here’s a list of ten of the most memorable Grammy moments in recent years. For the most established awards night in popular music, the Grammys are pretty light on shock value compared to, say, the VMAs [the younger, flashier Prince Harry to the Grammys’ sedate Prince William], but – [...]

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In the final controversy post [for the time being], we look at several songs from the last 20 years which, for whatever reason, have aroused public ire. I’ve limited the list to songs that were comparatively well-known, the reactions to which many readers will remember.

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Following on from the post about music’s most controversial onstage moments of the last 20 years, here are that period’s ten most controversial offstage moments, plus five equally outrageous ones from before 1990. There’s even a runner-up… what can I say, musicians and controversy go hand in hand.

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In the first “controversial moments” post of 3, we take a look at ten of music’s most controversial onstage moments of the last 20 years – from Kanye’s mic-jacking to Donita Sparks’ er, inventive response to a hostile Reading Festival crowd – plus five classic pre-1980 shockers that just never get old.

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This was going to be a Top 10 Albums of the Decade list, but as I’ve done plenty of lists in the recent past I thought I’d write about something a little different before I embarked upon another one. Because not only has the past decade produced some remarkable albums, it’s also seen incredible advances [...]

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How big is too big? The biggest concert by live attendance clocks in at a record 3.5 million people. This begs the question: Do bigger venues, stages, or concerts mean a better concert experience? Personally, the best concerts in terms of performance and sound were at the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas and The [...]

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Musicians seem all too prone to file for bankruptcy protection. Must be part of the career hazard. Filing for bankruptcy protection does not always mean that the musician has no resources (look at Michael Jackson who had substantial assets from the Neverland Ranch to ownership in the Beatles Songs) . Usually the bankruptcy filings or [...]

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The ondes Martenot (which is French for “Martenot waves”, also known as the ondium Martenot, Martenot and ondes musicales) is one of the first electronic musical instruments ever created. It was invented in 1928 by Maurice Martenot and it’s sound was very similar to a theremin – except with much more control over the timbre [...]

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