How a bizarre trip to Madame Tussauds inspired Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ classic ‘Higgs Boson Blues’
Strange days.
From The Vault Archives: 01/2025
A Timeless Starter: The early Cure song that Robert Smith thinks still stands up
Wild haired outliers.
‘Intro’: The xx song that unintentionally became a timeless cultural behemoth
An unexpected phenomenon.
‘How Far?’: Echo and the Bunnymen’s haunting David Bowie moment
“Not just because of the astral thing.”
‘Bad Reputation’: Joan Jett and the angst-fuelled anthem that sparked the later riot grrrl pioneers
“The world’s in trouble.”
The greatest soul singer of all time, according to David Lynch
The films of David Lynch have a symbiotic relationship with music, just as the man himself did. Twin Peaks would not have been the same…