J Mascis on The Rolling Stones guitarist he emulates the most
J Mascis on his favourite Stone.
From The Vault Archives: 09/2023
How Talking Heads preempted R.E.M.’s satirical proclamation of the end of the world
Apocalyptic themes tackled with different senses of hope and satire.
When David Bowie covered The Velvet Underground “before anyone else”
“This music was so savagely indifferent to my feelings.”
B.B. King on why Elvis Presley didn’t give him a “chill”
B.B. King reveals why Elvis Presley didn’t give him the “chill” some of his peers did.
The Kinks song Ray Davies wrote about his brother, Dave
The Kinks’ frontman Ray Davies once wrote a song about his brother and bandmate, Dave
The idea Led Zeppelin ‘pinched’ from Chuck Berry
Jimmy Page explains how Chuck Berry inspired part of Led Zeppelin’s early sound.
The band Tom Petty considered “superior to everything”
The kings of melody that changed rock and roll.