The French poets who inspired Patti Smith to greatness
“Rimbaud to me was intoxicating.”
From The Vault Archives: 11/2023
Michael Stipe’s two favourite R.E.M. songs from the 1990s
The iconic frontman picks out two personal favourites from a prolific decade.
Rivalry and Respect: Bob Dylan on Paul Simon as “one of the songwriters of our time”
The rivalry and respect explored.
The two supergroups Jimi Hendrix wanted to form before his death
The greatest ‘would have been’ in music?
The Joni Mitchell song James Taylor wishes was written about him
“I want to write you a love letter.”
The Pearl Jam song inspired by Pink Floyd
The grunge icons have also covered ‘Comfortably Numb’ on many occasions.
Jeff Lynne recalls the moment he first met The Beatles
The ELO frontman first met The Beatles in Abbey Road Studios.
How to make a modern number one song, according to science
Science suggests the formula is more complex than a catchy melody.
The two Rolling Stones songs that took the longest to record
A duo of classics, but not without trying.