From The Boss to The King: the song Bruce Springsteen wrote for Elvis Presley
A hero and his fan.
From The Vault Archives: 03/2024
“I just couldn’t keep my mouth shut”: How Steve Marriott failed his Rolling Stones audition at the last hurdle
“He just wanted to work with Keith.”
Lines of the Gods: Joe Perry on “the greatest riff ever written”
The sound of pure rock and roll abandon.
A heavenly voice: the artist Rod Stewart always regretted not seeing live
Turning pop singing inside out.
The song Feist wants played at her funeral: “My friends could form a processional choir”
Going beyond mortality.
A Million Dollar Mistake: When The Turtles were rejected for being “too simple”
Turning down a classic when you see it.
‘Lark’: How Angel Olsen channelled Patti Smith for her masterpiece
“What would Patti Smith do in a scenario like this?”
Chaka Khan shares her love for Joni Mitchell: “She saved my life”
The life-saving qualities of ‘Hejira’.
Frank and His Sisters: Tanzania’s greatest album of all time
The world music answer to rock and roll.
Black Molly Assistance: the Eagles anthem Don Henley didn’t enjoy writing
When the rock fantasy becomes a job.
‘Poison Arrow’: The song Sonic Youth dedicated to Kevin Ayers
A late-career triumph for the New York band.