The album Stevie Nicks said took her years to figure out: “I didn’t even understand what it was”
Getting better over time.
From The Vault Archives: 04/2025
“Sad”: The artist Lars Ulrich called “pathetic” for copying Metallica
There’s no denying that Metallica are one of the biggest metal bands to ever grace the earth, but to say that they were entirely original…
“The beginning of rock and roll”: The first song that Nick Mason ever loved
“The beginning of rock and roll…”
The Led Zeppelin song Robert Plant paid a radio station $10,000 to stop playing
He’s not a fan of the song.
The Motown song that shaped Joni Mitchell’s career: “It was so influential to my music”
Harnessing the groove.
Sunshine, Stooges, and proto-punk depravity: The night Iggy Pop knocked a fan out with a watermelon
A particularly anarchic event.
Keith Richards’ bizarre smoking scandal at the New York Public Library
A swift end to the plant’s life.