From The Vault Archives: 10/2020

The Story Behind The Song: The Beatles classic ‘Something’, George Harrison’s mysterious love letter

Who was it written about?

Oct 6, 2020

Why R.E.M.’s ‘Automatic for the People’ still feels so vital today

One of their best

Oct 6, 2020

The great Ginger Baker provides a lesson in drumming in this vintage clip from 1968

An absolute clinic

Oct 6, 2020

Revisit The Cure’s sensational performance of ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ on French TV from 1996

Stupendous!

Oct 6, 2020

The moment when Bruce Springsteen sprinkled Americana over East Berlin

A moment of cultural significance

Oct 6, 2020

Bob Dylan describes his idol in his first recorded interview from 1961

It’s not who you’d expect

Oct 5, 2020

Watch Blur’s simply stunning performance of ‘The Universal’ from 1995

Icons

Oct 5, 2020

What is ‘new wave’ music? Debbie Harry and Blondie explain…

Blondie are here to help

Oct 5, 2020

The Beatles debut smash Paul McCartney wrote when he was just a teenager

Pop perfection

Oct 5, 2020

Watch a pre-fame David Bowie in his first ever TV interview

Watch a pre-fame David Bowie in his first ever TV interview aged 17

A classic

Oct 4, 2020

Rare footage of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez singing in a hotel room, London 1965

Wonderful

Oct 4, 2020

‘The Vanilla Tapes’: The Clash’s early demos of ‘London Calling’

Wonderful demos

Oct 4, 2020