From The Vault Archives: 11/2021

David Bowie once named his top 25 favourite albums of all time

The classic Robert Wyatt song David Bowie described as “relentlessly affecting”

An anti-war classic.

Nov 16, 2021

Chad Smith on how Led Zeppelin's John Bonham influenced him

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith names his favourite drummer

His hero.

Nov 16, 2021

Did a maniacal waitress inspire Jimi Hendrix song ‘Purple Haze’?

A mystery.

Nov 16, 2021

The betrayal at the centre of Guns N' Roses song 'Rocket Queen'

The betrayal at the centre of Guns N’ Roses song ‘Rocket Queen’

Notorious.

Nov 16, 2021

Rick Rubin chooses his favourite album by The Beatles

A classic of the left-field.

Nov 16, 2021

mick jagger, keith richards

Listen to Mick Jagger’s isolated vocals for Rolling Stones song ‘Beast of Burden’

Magic

Nov 15, 2021

The book that Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia bought the film rights for

A comical classic.

Nov 15, 2021

Brian Jones' hilarious reaction to watching Jimi Hendrix's first performance in England

Brian Jones’ hilarious reaction to watching Jimi Hendrix’s first-ever UK performance

He spoke on behalf of every guitarist.

Nov 15, 2021

The surreal dalliance between David Bowie and Tina Turner

The surreal dalliance between David Bowie and Tina Turner

Surreal.

Nov 15, 2021

LED ZEPPELIN UK rock group about 1976 from left John Paul Jones, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Bonham

Led Zeppelin and the destruction of the Edgewater Hotel

A habit for chaos.

Nov 15, 2021

How Fyodor Dostoyevsky inspired a classic Iggy Pop album

A literary punk.

Nov 15, 2021

Revisit Metallica's first-ever gig in 1982

Why Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ is the new ‘forbidden riff’

Banned.

Nov 15, 2021