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Music Archives: 09/2023
How Phoebe Bridgers’ guitar of choice continues a long rock lineage
Bridgers’ Danelectro love has some precedent.
Sunny Day Real Estate: the band that almost ended Foo Fighters
The emo band that brought almost killed the Foos.
The Velvet Underground track Patti Smith called a “perfect American song”
A classic track by The Velvet Underground.
The National’s Matt Berninger says their last two albums are “very connected”
They recently concluded their UK tour.
The album Dave Grohl called “one of my life’s greatest gifts”
The high point of his drumming career.
The song Robert Plant labelled “ridiculous stuff”
A classic but niche track from the Led Zeppelin man.
John Lydon reveals his favourite American musician
“It showed me such an open mind to all of life’s possibilities.”