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The movie that sent Jan De Bont into Hollywood exile: “This is too difficult”
De Bont was sent into Hollywood exile by a 'Lara Croft' movie because it left him disillusioned about the future of the ...
The David Bowie song that gave Gene Simmons “goosebumps”
It’s all pose. It’s all fucking posing,” Keith Richards once asserted against the late David Bowie. “It’s nothing to do with ...
The band Maynard James Keenan said tried to destroy classic rock: “Quirked out”
Tool's Maynard James Keenan has always subverted expectations of classic rock, taking heavy inspiration from the pioneering new wave sounds of Ohio's Devo.
Jeff Goldbum names the best song ever written for a movie: “It knocks me out”
He is one of the most exuberant characters in hoLLYWOOD BUT jeff Goldblum's ultimate passion might just be music and when ...
Uncovering a Countercultural Cornerstone: What was the first rock song to feature the sitar?
So, enthused by the sheer sense of ‘the alternative’ that the instrument provided, Harrison created the first rock song to ...
The “pile of crap” movie that baffled Clint Eastwood: “I can hardly tell you what it was about”
“To Brian’s credit, he felt the script was a pile of crap,” the four-time Academy Award winner explained. “Burton felt the ...
The Led Zeppelin album Jimmy Page said was most difficult: “We didn’t have anything”
Jimmy Page may be the mad scientist behind all of Led Zeppelin's albums, but not everything was the smoothest process once ...
Ron Howard’s short-lived career as a method actor: “Everyone had just watched me ascend”
Howard once again took the method approach when Vincent Minnelli cast him in The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, using the ...
The Record The Changed the World: Who were the first female band to have a number one album?
From Joni Mitchell to Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Patti Smith, a legion of female icons have seen their legacy underplayed.
When Paul Newman tortured a director for an entire shoot: “I’m richer, and I’ve got more time”
Having already told his opponent that he had more money and more time, Newman proved it by hiring a helicopter to fly over ...
How an “execrable” movie Cary Grant walked out of after 20 minutes convinced him to stay retired
He was basically a ‘Golden Age’ equivalent of Quentin Tarantino: Grant refused to sully his reputation by continuing his ...
New David Bowie Centre to open in the V&A including The Last Dinner Party and Nile Rodgers curations
London's V&A has announced that the David Bowie archive has found a permanent home, as it unveils the David Bowie Centre ...