In 1997, Steven Spielberg directed an actor he surprisingly called “the best in the world”

Steven Spielberg once drew attention to one of his 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park' star actors, calling them "the best actor ...

In 1938, Judy Garland was 16 and making ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Behind the cameras was a dark, horrific story

Exploring the disturbing truth behind Judy Garland's on-set experiences while filming the 1939 MGM classic The Wizard of Oz ...

In 1972, Jane Fonda made a mistake she “will go to my grave regretting”

Jane Fonda is one of the most celebrated actors of her generation, but she still thinks of a "mistake" she will "go to my ...

In 1977, a song failed to chart in America. Now, it is credited with bringing down the Berlin Wall

From a rehabilitating excursion to Schönenberg with Iggy Pop, to crafting 'Heroes' and helping to topple the Berlin Wall, ...

In 2011, Ryan Gosling’s first meeting with a director was “like a bad first date”. Their movie made over $81,000,000

Ryan Gosling’s first meeting with one director was a disaster - until an REO Speedwagon power ballad on the car radio turned ...

In 1976, Tom Waits called the Eagles the most boring band in America: “Watching paint dry”

When Tom Waits' first broke out, one major band that he hated covered one of his songs, making them fall even further in his ...

The controversial 2004 movie Mel Brooks couldn’t stand: “He overplayed his hand”

There’s also the not-insignificant fact that Brooks has first-hand experience of hot-button issues himself, not that we’re ...

The band George Harrison and Elton John believed we’d still be listening to in 100 years

There were many artists influencing music in the 1960s, but with George Harrison and Elton John as their fans, maybe this ...

The 1986 song that half of Van Halen’s audience hated but it still sold 5,000,000 copies

When Sammy Hagar joined Van Halen, he took the band in a brand new direction, which some listeners loved, while others...

Sammy Hagar spent decades with Van Halen. His favourite song is one he’s performed just 19 times

Exploring comments made by the former Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar about the one song he's most proud of writing, which isn't ...

In 1979, Tom Petty wrote a song in “minutes”. In 2026, it has over 180,000,000 streams

That’s what happened with ‘Refugee’, the classic cut that kicks off 1979’s Damn the Torpedoes. From the moment that the ...

In 1977, Bruce Springsteen had his only number one in America. The recording wasn’t even his

For all of the great tunes Bruce Springsteen had, he felt that some tunes could have had his personal touch added to it.