The album Paul McCartney called “throwaway”
Not as perfect as he used to be.
From The Vault Archives: 05/2024
The song that made Jimmy Page want to play guitar: “I wanted to be a part of it”
Sinking into the music.
“We can really rock”: Glenn Frey once picked the most painless Eagles album
“A lot of things came together.”
The song that made Benmont Tench recognise Tom Petty’s genius: “Incredibly underrated”
“That’s pretty wild…”
The vocalist who most inspired Jack Black: “He was blowing people’s minds”
A truly exceptional vocalist.
The musician Bret Easton Ellis was obsessed with: “The man for me for very many years”
“I was like most white, upper-class, educated boys.”
Origin story: the first guitar riffs St. Vincent ever learned to play
A grunge staple and a prog-rocker.
‘A Grand Don’t Come for Free’: Kevin Parker on the “only real concept album”
“Every other concept album is less of a concept album…”
“It really gets you”: Nina Simone on the unique power of jazz piano
“These guys are as great as Bach, Beethoven; all of them.”