HA, HA, HALLOWEEN: THE HAUNTED SIDE OF ROCK & ROLL Cursed recordings, ghostly encounters and things that go bump in the night Somewhere between the last guitar riff and the final flicker of the studio lights, the music stops being the scariest thing in the room. Forget the plastic skeletons, the cheap cobwebs and the same old Halloween hits played until the neighbours threaten to call the police. We're going somewhere darker this year. Somewhere the corridors are cold, the recording equipment has a mind of its own, and the dead might just have something to say. Rock and roll has always had a complicated relationship with the dark side. Musicians have flirted with the occult, recorded in supposedly haunted buildings, and told stories of encounters that would make even the most hardened horror fan think twice about switching off the lights. Some of these tales come from the musicians themselves. Others have grown through decades of retelling, somewhere between genuine recollect...
🎸 Hidden Gems: The October Mixed Bag 20 questions • 5 formats • One seriously eclectic playlist Welcome to the musical lucky dip! We've thrown out the rulebook, tipped the record crate upside down, and let twenty tracks escape into the wild. This month, there's no ridiculously long sentence to decipher. No single format to master. Instead, we're mixing picture clues, multiple choice, missing song titles, lyrical detective work and a few wild cards designed to test just how far your musical knowledge stretches. We've got psychedelic rock, Indonesian metal, British legends, South African talent, alternative heavyweights, garage-punk weirdness and a few unexpected detours along the way. Some answers might jump straight into your head. Others may require a little digging around the dusty corners of your memory. And remember, this is Hidden Gems. Knowing the biggest hit from a band won't necessarily save you here. Twenty questions. Twenty tracks. How deep does your cr...