The birthday party and mispelled text that led to David Byrne’s most reflective work
“They are what they are.”
From The Vault Archives: 04/2026
The Man Machine in the West Country: When Yeovil folk opened for Kraftwerk
“They drew a certain ‘following’!”
How the ruin of West Scotland shaped Alex Harvey’s glam ode to the natural world
“Steel-shuddering-shattering-shovelling…”
“Neglected”: Pete Townshend thought ‘The Who Sell Out’ was a wasted opportunity
“Potentially brilliant but ultimate inconclusive…”
Hear Me Out: ‘Sometimes It Snows In April’ is better than ‘Purple Rain’
The more heartbreaking affair.
“The only song we ever did that I don’t like at all”: Brian Wilson’s big Beach Boys regret
“I absolutely don’t like it at all…”