How Metallica inspired the life and career of Backstreet Boys
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From The Vault Archives: 01/2024
Where is the mythic ‘House of the Rising Sun’?
“Women’s prisons, coke dealers’ houses, insane asylums, men’s prisons, private parties.”
‘Proud Mary’: The Creedence Clearwater Revival song that “vibrated inside” John Fogerty
“I ran out into my little patch of lawn and turned cartwheels…”
‘For What It’s Worth’: The Buffalo Springfield song written in 15 minutes
Stephen Stills wrote the track within an instant.
‘International Colouring Contest’: Stereolab’s tribute to a pioneering space-age pop musician
A fascinating musician.
The Randy Newman song inspired by a Don Henley remark
“There is an aggressive ignorance to the song…”
The Pearl Jam song Stone Gossard called “beautiful”
“With that song, everybody in the band really took some steps toward each other.”