Pearl Jam review – a sensitive, subversive new vision for classic rock | Pearl Jam

Electrifying riffs … Jeff Ament and Eddie Vedder.

“I feel like Adele,” grins Eddie Vedder, giddily drinking in the vast crowd before him. He might often have worn his stardom with unease, but the Pearl Jam frontman clearly loves his people, and can […]

‘I knew this was different’: Nick Drake’s producer on misunderstood classic Pink Moon | Nick Drake

Paradoxical elements … the Pink Moon album cover.

It is 50 years since Nick Drake made Pink Moon, his third and final studio album, yet his gossamer melodies still beguile us. They are as mysterious as their creator, who almost never performed live […]

‘It drove New York crazy’ – Arthur Baker and Freeez on making club classic IOU | Music

Gargling whisky … John Rocca in the studio.

John Rocca, vocals, percussion We were a DIY band who had a jazz-funk hit with Southern Freeez, but we broke up because I kept having arguments with the bass-player. When we got back together a […]

Steven Spielberg Talks ‘E.T.’ And More At TCM Classic Film Festival – Deadline

Steven Spielberg Talks ‘E.T.’ And More At TCM Classic Film Festival – Deadline

Deadline The long-awaited live Hollywood return of the TCM Classic Film Festival arrived Thursday night with a biggie: The 40th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s 1982 masterpiece E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. TCM had to go virtual the […]