Auditions from hell: Was Frank Zappa the most meticulous musician in rock?
A maestro or a taskmaster?
From The Vault Archives: 03/2025
The Kiss song originally destined for Rod Stewart: “I’ll sing the shit out of it”
A classic Kiss tune.
‘Closing Time’: Leonard Cohen’s “giant hit” that disappointed his producer
“It’s all wrong, I’m starting over”.
“I really wanted to hit the little ****er”: The one artist David Gilmour considered too good
The jealousy flaring up.
“An attempt to destroy classic rock”: The album that Maynard James Keenan says changed his life
“Sped up and quirked out.”
The metal album that changed Dave Grohl’s life: “I’ve been listening to your music ever since”
“You’ll come out and blow everybody’s fuckin’ minds.”
The musician Richard Wright called his “all-time hero”
“he’s investigated the possibilities of the instrument much more”
