David Byrne never liked Max’s Kansas City: “We don’t fit in here” A scary place. Reuben Cross Jun 22, 2026
‘American Pie’: a 1971 song of three deaths and three million more “Holly’s plane crash in 1959 foreshadowed a series of deaths”. Tom Taylor Jun 22, 2026
The two Beatles songs that changed Steely Dan’s mind about rock ‘n’ roll A defining moment. Tom Taylor Jun 21, 2026
The tracks Bruce Springsteen considered the “great American songbook of the 1960s and ’70s” Classic songs. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 21, 2026
The Don Henley solo song the Eagles used to make a political statement: “I applaud them” The resistance. Callum MacHattie Jun 21, 2026
The insult that helped create a 1973 Aerosmith classic “I didn’t know anything.” Dale Maplethorpe Jun 21, 2026
How Joe Walsh saved Led Zeppelin with an act of charity: “The Les Paul he calls Number One” How very kind. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 21, 2026
The Beatles member who frightened the rest of the band: “We were all scared of you” Quiet authority. Callum MacHattie Jun 21, 2026
The brutal Van Halen moment that moved Sammy Hagar to tears: “Oh shit” A moving moment. Dale Maplethorpe Jun 21, 2026
The 1963 Bob Dylan song that floored Robert Plant: “Summed it all up” The ultimate protest song. Callum MacHattie Jun 21, 2026
The 1993 song that defined Nirvana, according to Dave Grohl: “If I had to pick one” The heart of their sound. Tim Coffman Jun 21, 2026
The musician that Jimmy Page and George Martin agreed was modern music’s only “genius” A hero’s hero. Tom Taylor Jun 21, 2026