A Million Dollar Mistake: When The Turtles were rejected for being “too simple”
Turning down a classic when you see it.
From The Vault Archives: 03/2024
‘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.
The moment John Lennon asked Eric Clapton to replace George Harrison in The Beatles
Imagine what could have been.
The Beach Boys song Brian Wilson thinks stands the test of time: “An absolute rocker!”
An “absolute rocker.”
The reason why Lindsey Buckingham called Fleetwood Mac the “anti-Eagles”
“We don’t belong in the same band together.”
The most ferocious: the punk icons that Flea almost joined instead of Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favoring funkiness over aggression.
Watch a young Lou Reed discuss Jimi Hendrix: “He was such a bitchin’ guitar player”
High praise from one of the greats.
The Nirvana song Kurt Cobain thought could never be replicated: It was so fast and raw and perfect”
The sound of grunge’s future.