The 1995 Radiohead song so bleak Thom Yorke can barely sing it: “I didn’t write it. It wrote itself”
“About staring the fucking devil right in the eyes…”
From The Vault Archives: 05/2026
The 1970 song Ian Anderson couldn’t stand playing live: “Awkward and difficult”
“Awkward and difficult.”
Rick Rubin on the impact of LCD Soundsystem: “James Murphy was a punk rocker”
A different kind of musical heartbeat.
The band Trent Reznor believes every rock musician should study: “It stuck with me”
“Just the language.”
The Motown songs that George Harrison adored: “All my favourite records on the jukebox”
Music for togetherness.
The grunge band corrupted by greed that Billy Corgan grew to hate: “One more round at the till”
“We have never made a record that sucked.”
How chaos led to Yes’ greatest album in 1972: “Outbursts of anarchy”
A chaotic process, but it worked.