The Velvet Underground song that changed Patti Smith’s opinion of punk
A life-changing track.
From The Vault Archives: 01/2024
‘Reptiles’: The one song Dave Grohl never understood: “It’s fucking insane”
Too complex for a drumming god.
‘I Got a Right’: The song that Iggy Pop believes invented thrash metal
Inventing a genre without knowing it.
‘Follow You Follow Me’: The Genesis song Mike Rutherford called “unlike us”
Playing against the odds.
The story of how George Harrison first discovered the sitar
George Harrison discovered the sitar in 1965.
How a riff battle with Keith Richards became Mick Taylor’s finest moment
How creative competition produced an immortal rock classic.
How Courtney Barnett turned online troll aggression into a song
“Don’t you have anything better to do.”
The endearing isolated vocals for Linda Ronstadt song ‘Long Long Time’
“It’s still one of my favourites.”
Azuma Kabuki Musicians, 1954: The Japanese masterpiece that inspired modern experimental
An unforgettable record.
