Technicality and musical excellence: how Pat Smear nurtured Nirvana
“It had an uncomfortable quality.”
From The Vault Archives: 06/2024
“Really got to me”: Beck discusses his favourite Bob Dylan song
“I always liked his kind of throwaway love songs.”
Why Glyn Johns almost turned down the Eagles: “I was not at all impressed”
Not understanding the depth of sound.
Generational connections: The musician Stevie Nicks considers her “younger sister”
“There’s a little silken thread.”
Why Soundgarden quit after Chris Cornell’s favourite album: “I don’t want more of that”
Retiring at the right time.
Rick Rubin discusses his favourite hip-hop album: ‘It influenced my production more than anything else’
“It probably influenced my hip-hop production more than anything else.”
John Lennon’s favourite disco song: ‘Some of this stuff is great’
The lighthearted side of the pop scene.
Mick Fleetwood once revealed the “secret ingredient” to Fleetwood Mac’s success
“We had this sort of darkness.”