The Paul McCartney album his label didn’t want to release: “I was almost insulted”
Not the instant smash they wanted.
From The Vault Archives: 05/2024
The artist Freddie Mercury always wanted to sing like: “It’s just effortless”
From one iconic Queen to another.
The Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash called better than him: ‘I’ve never been a technical player’
The virtuosic side of sleazy rock.
“Turning rebellion into money”: The Clash song that called out Paul Weller and The Jam
“They got Burton suits, huh you think it’s funny”.
The Metallica album James Hetfield called their peak: “Created this electricity”
The biggest ambassador for heavy metal.
Songs from St Lucia: how a boring holiday led to one of Pet Shop Boys’ biggest hits
“There was nothing to do.”
Disappearing acts: The road trip that inspired Joni Mitchell classic ‘Hejira’
“Nobody knew where I was.”
From Fleetwood Mac to Harry Nilsson: Joanna Newsom’s favourite songs of the 1970s
“My favourite decade of music.”
