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From The Vault Archives: 06/2025

David Byrne - 2023 - Musician

How David Byrne’s songwriting career began with a million dollar hit: “Oh, yes I can”

“Just to see if I could”.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 25, 2025
Who was the first artist to sell merch t-shirts

Who was the first artist to sell merch T-shirts?

A million dollar idea.

Callum MacHattie
Jun 25, 2025
Syd Barrett - 1969 - Pink Floyd

Syd Barrett’s final handwritten contribution to Pink Floyd: ‘Apples and Oranges’

The final days of Syd Barrett as a frontman.

Ben Forrest
Jun 25, 2025
Record - Vinyl - General - Vintage - Retro - Grammophone - LP

What was the first number-one of the 1960s?

An unexpected hit.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 25, 2025
Jim Carrey - Actor - 1990s

Jim Carrey once picked the most kick-ass song ever: “Overshadowed by other hits”

A “unsung” grunge gem.

Sam Kemp
Jun 25, 2025
Fleetwood Mac - 1970s

The Fleetwood Mac riff that happened by magic: “It just came to him”

One of the greatest of all time.

Callum MacHattie
Jun 25, 2025
Bob Dylan - 1966 - Musician

The guitarist Bob Dylan said made every song better: “He improved every record”

Every note played perfectly.

Tim Coffman
Jun 25, 2025
You sure like to ball!- Little Richard, Elvis Presley, and the 1950s threats that sparked satanic panic

What was the most critically acclaimed album of the 1950s?

The start of the boom.

Tom Taylor
Jun 25, 2025
George Harrison - 1960s - Musician - The Beatles

The one project George Harrison despised making: “Such a rotten time”

Not wanting to be there.

Tim Coffman
Jun 25, 2025
Robert Smith - The Cure - 1980s

Robert Smith’s favourite cover of The Cure: “I never had such a visceral reaction before”

Smith gives kudos.

Tyler Golsen
Jun 25, 2025
Lou Reed - 1974

The glam rock band Lou Reed detested: “They bored me”

Pure disdain.

Arun Starkey
Jun 25, 2025
Pete Townshend - Rick Rubin - Split

Why Pete Townshend thought Rick Rubin needed to be slapped: “I had to be enjoyable”

Not understanding the assignment.

Tim Coffman
Jun 25, 2025

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