Damon Albarn on the brilliance of The Specials: “Passion for existence”
“It was like perfection.”
From The Vault Archives: 04/2024
The Frank Zappa album that influenced a young Michael Gira: “Utterly fantastic”
It somehow makes sense.
Why was ‘Way Down in the Hole’ by Tom Waits used as ‘The Wire’ theme?
The creators explain their decision.
The Radiohead album Thom Yorke refuses to listen to: “It was a nightmare”
When the music stops being fun.
Heart’s Nancy Wilson picks her favourite albums by The Beatles: “Bridged the generation gap in my family”
“Songs speaking the language that our mind-expanding brains were ready to receive.”
Karen O on the strange trajectory of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs masterpiece, ‘Maps’
“You make silly single decisions sometimes.”
Eric Clapton on the moment Cream began to split: “It was the beginning of the end”
On the downward slide of their career.
The one producer Oasis hated working with: “It became frustrating”
Not seeing their real potential in the studio.
Understanding the brief feud between Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
Forgetting about peace and love.