From The Vault Archives: 02/2021

The unusual 1960s band that inspired Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi

Unexpected.

Feb 28, 2021

Edward Norton on why Bob Dylan is “more punk-rock than anybody”

The iconoclasm of Dylan.

Feb 27, 2021

The Beatles - Ringo Starr posing on London, 1966

Ringo Starr’s isolated drums on Beatles hit ‘She Said, She Said’ prove he had unique style

Unique

Feb 27, 2021

How Lou Reed ruined a lucrative Velvet Underground reunion

It didn’t end well.

Feb 26, 2021

How Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor wrote ‘Hurt’

A bona fide classic.

Feb 26, 2021

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds share new song 'Come On Outside'

The first record Noel Gallagher ever bought is pretty embarrassing

Not a classic.

Feb 26, 2021

The Beatles song where John Lennon “lost his talent for lyrics”

A classic too

Feb 26, 2021

The surprising act that made Nile Rodgers form Chic

Excellent taste.

Feb 25, 2021

Pink Floyd in 1967

How Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters nearly killed drummer Nick Mason

A close shave.

Feb 25, 2021

Exploring the bad blood between Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Muse

Sticks, stones, words – you know the drill

Feb 25, 2021

The Beatles song Paul McCartney wrote in order to shut up The Who

The song that showed Paul McCartney’s support for Northern Ireland

The voice of dissent

Pubali Dasgupta

Feb 25, 2021

A reflection on ‘Poetry for The Beat Generation’: The scintillating LP key to understanding Jack Kerouac

The key to Kerouac.

Feb 24, 2021