From The Vault Archives: 12/2021

Mitch Mitchell's outrageous drum solo with Jimi Hendrix, 1969

Listen to Mitch Mitchell’s isolated drums on Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Fire’

Mitchell was a technical beast.

Dec 11, 2021

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The moment Norman Mailer went to see The Ramones at CBGB

“Super-human.”

Dec 11, 2021

Watch a mischievous Patti Smith play the clarinet during an interview, 1979

How Patti Smith transformed ‘Gloria’ from a poem to a punk classic

Smith turned poetry in to punk rock.

Dec 11, 2021

Leonard Cohen’s thoughts on Bob Dylan winning the Nobel Prize

He thought it was deserved.

Dec 11, 2021

The Beatles song George Harrison called “a bit dopey”

Debatable.

Dec 11, 2021

When Robbie Robertson showed Martin Scorsese the importance of Van Morrison

Surreal scenes.

Dec 10, 2021

David Byrne’s guide to appreciating music

Beautiful words.

Dec 10, 2021

Did Bob Dylan really plagiarise his Nobel Prize speech?

Dylan and Dick.

Dec 10, 2021

How Ennio Morricone influenced Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’

Genius.

Dec 10, 2021

How Otis Redding inspired a classic song by The Beatles

Is Otis Redding song ‘Try A Little Tenderness’ the true anthem of the civil rights movement?

Take that, Bob Dylan.

Dec 10, 2021

Brian Molko during Placebo performing live on stage at the Collisioni Festival 2017

The vital cultural importance of Brian Molko and Placebo

A true icon.

Dec 10, 2021

What happened when Bob Dylan met Frank Sinatra

What happened when Bob Dylan met Frank Sinatra

Kindred spirits.

Dec 10, 2021