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From The Vault Archives: 10/2024

Bob Dylan - Joan Baez - 1963

The surreal song Bob Dylan wrote that “stands alone”

First recorded by Joan Baez…

Andrew Clayman
Oct 20, 2024
Joan Armatrading - 1977

Joan Armatrading’s favourite album of the 21st century: “An amazing talent”

A gorgeous album.

Dale Maplethorpe
Oct 20, 2024
Fleetwood Mac in the 1970s

‘Chariots of Fire’ and cocaine: the tradition that made Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ possible

Strangely unifying.

Lucy Harbron
Oct 20, 2024
Radiohead - 2006

The famous classical piece lurking in Radiohead’s ‘Paranoid Android’

Was the band directly invoking a German composer from the 1830s?

Andrew Clayman
Oct 20, 2024
John Lennon - Paul Simon - Split

Bad luck at every turn: Paul Simon’s “cursed” tribute song to John Lennon

The tune itself is lovely, but strangely plagued by bad mojo.

Andrew Clayman
Oct 20, 2024
Roger Daltrey - Pete Townshend - The Who - 2017

The moment Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey were tricked into planting their own memorials

Facing mortality.

Lucy Harbron
Oct 20, 2024
Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins song Billy Corgan just “threw together”

A throwaway classic.

Arun Starkey
Oct 20, 2024
Blur - 2023 - Damon Albarn - Graham Coxon - Alex James - Dave Roundtree

The forgotten Blur song the band refuse to play: “Worst verse you ever heard” 

“Fuckin’ hell.”

Elle Palmer
Oct 20, 2024
Joe Strummer - The Clash - 1980

The Clash song that pays tribute to Sid Vicious: “I’ve lost some friends”

A nice tribute.

Dale Maplethorpe
Oct 20, 2024
Björk- 1988

The many movies of Björk and how they extended her artistry

Some great films.

Dale Maplethorpe
Oct 20, 2024
Nick Cave - 2024 - Musician - The Bad Seeds

The tragic memory that inspired the entirety of ‘Ghosteen’ by Nick Cave

“The last intact memory I have.”

Kelly Murphy
Oct 20, 2024

“I could do it”: the artist that made Lucy Dacus want to write songs

A musical eureka moment.

Reuben Cross
Oct 20, 2024

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