‘Maps’: Karen O’s greatest vocal performance to date
Karen O is the consummate rock ‘n’ roll frontwoman. Magnetic, powerful and utterly unforgettable, her presence is so powerful that her very voice is, ironically,…
From The Vault Archives: 04/2025
“Not just riffs”: The ingredients to every great AC/DC song, according to Angus Young
The core behind the riffs.
The hip-hop artist The Edge said had a “similar spirit” to U2
One of their most interesting collaborations to date.
‘I’m in Love with a German Film Star’: the best one hit wonder of the 1980s
“It’s a glamorous world…”
“A template”: The band Billy Joel called the blueprint for his career
“I was more interested in other music”.
‘The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll’: Bob Dylan’s prescient look at the inequality of corrupt modern society
If cancel culture was real, then half of those trying to cancel it would be doing so from behind bars. For the most part, modern…
“From the heart”: The most beautiful song Freddie Mercury ever wrote, according to Brian May
Quintessential songwriting beauty.
The Fleetwood Mac album Stevie Nicks compared to “being a hostage in Iran”
“It took every bit of inner strength.”