Paul Rees
@paulreesauthor.bsky.social
Music writer & author author of 'Raised On Radio: Power Ballads, Cocaine & Payola - The AOR Glory Years 1976-1986'. Subscribe to my Access All Areas newsletter at: https://substack.com/@paulreesuk Also keep up with me at: https://paul-rees-author.com/
@defleppard.bsky.social's Joe Elliott: "Mutt Lange would say to me: "Too soft. Do it again... Too hard... Again. It needs to sound sexy.' F**king hell!' The story behind 'Pyromania' in my new Substack. Please do read, subscribe to, & share at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...
February 16, 2026 at 10:47 AM
@defleppard.bsky.social's Joe Elliott: "Mutt Lange would say to me: "Too soft. Do it again... Too hard... Again. It needs to sound sexy.' F**king hell!' The story behind 'Pyromania' in my new Substack. Please do read, subscribe to, & share at the link: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...
February 14, 2026 at 8:48 AM
February 13, 2026 at 11:24 AM
RT: The unvarnished stories behind the biggest hits by #Kiss, #BonJovi, #Aerosmith & more. My latest Substack. Please do read, subscribe to, and share at the link:
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#RaisedOnRadio #classicrock
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#RaisedOnRadio #classicrock
February 13, 2026 at 10:44 AM
RT: The unvarnished stories behind the biggest hits by #Kiss, #BonJovi, #Aerosmith & more. My latest Substack. Please do read, subscribe to, and share at the link:
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#RaisedOnRadio #classicrock
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#RaisedOnRadio #classicrock
"There was a little too much imbibing the cocktails of the day, shall we say." How #Foreigner made 'Urgent' in my latest Substack. Please do read, subscribe to, & share at the link:
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#AOR #classicrock #MuttLange
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#AOR #classicrock #MuttLange
February 11, 2026 at 8:40 AM
"There was a little too much imbibing the cocktails of the day, shall we say." How #Foreigner made 'Urgent' in my latest Substack. Please do read, subscribe to, & share at the link:
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#AOR #classicrock #MuttLange
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#AOR #classicrock #MuttLange
Why #harrystyles is a terrifying vision of a future hellscape. My new Substack. Comment on, subscribe, and share at the link:
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February 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Why #harrystyles is a terrifying vision of a future hellscape. My new Substack. Comment on, subscribe, and share at the link:
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February 7, 2026 at 10:42 AM
February 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Encountering Courtney Love before she was back from the brink. Read my latest Substack at the link, and if you enjoy, please do subscribe & share.
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#Hole #CourneyLove #RiotGrrrl
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#Hole #CourneyLove #RiotGrrrl
February 6, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Encountering Courtney Love before she was back from the brink. Read my latest Substack at the link, and if you enjoy, please do subscribe & share.
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#Hole #CourneyLove #RiotGrrrl
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#Hole #CourneyLove #RiotGrrrl
A copped Sly & The Family Stone riff. A toilet bowl. A bedroom full of 'butterball naked' folks. The inside story of an FM radio rock classic. Read at the link, and if you enjoy, please subscribe & share: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/how-toto-m...
#Toto #HoldTheLine #RaisedOnRadio #classicrock #AoR
#Toto #HoldTheLine #RaisedOnRadio #classicrock #AoR
February 4, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A copped Sly & The Family Stone riff. A toilet bowl. A bedroom full of 'butterball naked' folks. The inside story of an FM radio rock classic. Read at the link, and if you enjoy, please subscribe & share: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/how-toto-m...
#Toto #HoldTheLine #RaisedOnRadio #classicrock #AoR
#Toto #HoldTheLine #RaisedOnRadio #classicrock #AoR
The US edition of my forthcoming new book, Raised On Radio, hot off the press and thanks to the good folks at Da Capo Press. Out 24th February & available to pre-order at the link: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/paul-...
#raisedonradio #AOR #classicrock
#raisedonradio #AOR #classicrock
February 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The US edition of my forthcoming new book, Raised On Radio, hot off the press and thanks to the good folks at Da Capo Press. Out 24th February & available to pre-order at the link: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/paul-...
#raisedonradio #AOR #classicrock
#raisedonradio #AOR #classicrock
Two records that changed a life, and the thing that made music better then than now. My latest Substack. Please do read, and if you enjoy, comment, subscribe & share at the link:
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February 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Two records that changed a life, and the thing that made music better then than now. My latest Substack. Please do read, and if you enjoy, comment, subscribe & share at the link:
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January 31, 2026 at 7:41 AM
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Why The Boss is back behind the wheel. Please do check out, comment upon, and if you enjoy, subscribe to and share my latest post at the link: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/bruce-spri...
#BruceSpringsteen #theboss #backstreets #StreetsOfMinneapolis
#BruceSpringsteen #theboss #backstreets #StreetsOfMinneapolis
January 30, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Why The Boss is back behind the wheel. Please do check out, comment upon, and if you enjoy, subscribe to and share my latest post at the link: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/bruce-spri...
#BruceSpringsteen #theboss #backstreets #StreetsOfMinneapolis
#BruceSpringsteen #theboss #backstreets #StreetsOfMinneapolis
Hot off the press, and thanks to the lovely people at Constable, the UK edition of my forthcoming new book. Out 24th February and available to pre-order now from all the usual outlets. #raisedonradio #AOR
January 28, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Hot off the press, and thanks to the lovely people at Constable, the UK edition of my forthcoming new book. Out 24th February and available to pre-order now from all the usual outlets. #raisedonradio #AOR
If I could ask, beg even, just one thing. Please read my latest newsletter at the link and then do listen to this record.
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#chriswhitley
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#chriswhitley
January 28, 2026 at 10:37 AM
If I could ask, beg even, just one thing. Please read my latest newsletter at the link and then do listen to this record.
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#chriswhitley
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#chriswhitley
Two of these four make my list of the 10 best #Stephenking reads. Full list at the link: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/ranked-ste...
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Two of these four make my list of the 10 best #Stephenking reads. Full list at the link: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/ranked-ste...
The most underrated American film of the decade, and increasingly ever more so. #civilwar #alexgarland
January 25, 2026 at 12:13 PM
The most underrated American film of the decade, and increasingly ever more so. #civilwar #alexgarland
#madonna called me an "asshole". #iggypop told me: "You're a music journalist. And music journalists are very poorly paid people." How to - and not to - interview a music icon. In my latest newsletter. Please do read, and if you enjoy, subscribe and share: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...
January 22, 2026 at 9:19 AM
#madonna called me an "asshole". #iggypop told me: "You're a music journalist. And music journalists are very poorly paid people." How to - and not to - interview a music icon. In my latest newsletter. Please do read, and if you enjoy, subscribe and share: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...
How to survive a close encounter with a pop superstar. Read, & if you enjoy please do subscribe and share, my latest newsletter here: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/why-madonn...
#madonna #madonnafans #materialgirl
#madonna #madonnafans #materialgirl
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
How to survive a close encounter with a pop superstar. Read, & if you enjoy please do subscribe and share, my latest newsletter here: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/why-madonn...
#madonna #madonnafans #materialgirl
#madonna #madonnafans #materialgirl