Punk Perfection: Dave Grohl on “the most aggressive” song he ever made
The anger that never gets old.
From The Vault Archives: 03/2024
Paul McCartney explains why ‘Eleanor Rigby’ wouldn’t exist without ‘Yesterday’
A key moment in Paul McCartney’s development as a songwriter.
The Nation’s Favourite Song: When the British public voted on the greatest song ever written
“You can’t trust people.”
“Nothing sells a record like a boycott”: The Billy Joel song banned by radio stations
How censorship worked to Billy Joel’s advantage.
The First Punk: The band Noel Gallagher said invented an entire genre
The originator of punk’s aesthetic.
Tackling the Satanic Panic: How ELO wrote the creepiest song of the ’70s
Abandon all hope, ye who play this song.
‘The Last Living Rose’: Exploring PJ Harvey’s “reflection on this country”
“I was very pleased with the words.”
David Bowie’s favourite Syd Barrett song
In 1970, Syd Barrett signed off his music career with two solo albums.
The drunk ballad Neil Young doesn’t remember writing: “I woke up and went ‘fuck!'”
A drunken masterpiece.