From The Vault Archives: 05/2022

Keith Richards wrote his happiest song when he was sad

The guitarist Keith Richards called “one of the greats”

A symbol of American popular music.

May 14, 2022

Revisiting The Clash and 'Combat Rock' 40 years later

‘Straight to Hell’: Revisiting The Clash and ‘Combat Rock’ 40 years later

Combat Rock turns 40.

May 14, 2022

Tom Morello names the greatest frontman of all time

The David Bowie album that shaped Tom Morello’s style

An ’80s classic.

May 14, 2022

Waterboys Prince

Is The Waterboys masterpiece ‘The Whole of the Moon’ really about Prince?

Epic.

May 13, 2022

Johnny Cash

The surreal joke Johnny Cash told Bill Withers in Hawaii

Brilliant.

May 13, 2022

Brian Eno lists his 13 favourite records of all time

How Brian Eno first started working with U2

Eno was reluctant at first.

May 13, 2022

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones classic only played once live

The Stones tried it and dropped it.

May 13, 2022

Keith Richards wrote his happiest song when he was sad

Keith Richards picks out a selection of his favourite blues songs of all time

Richards proves his blues bona fides.

May 13, 2022

Michael Palin discusses how George Harrison funded ‘Life of Brian’

Every song George Harrison wrote about The Beatles

He wrote seven songs about The Beatles.

May 13, 2022

The fabulously innovative song John Lennon called “the greatest”

“Turn it up!”

May 13, 2022

LED ZEPPELIN at Herb Greene Studio in San Francisco 1969

Listen to the unusual Led Zeppelin cover of Ben E. King song ‘Stand By Me’

An unorthodox rock cover.

May 13, 2022

Watch Spinal Tap play ‘Big Bottom’ with a group of famous musicians

A brigade of bass.

May 13, 2022