The first Beatles song to appear on a TV show
Remarkably, the first in-episode play was in 2012.
From The Vault Archives: 01/2024
The Fleetwood Mac song inspired by the Bee Gees
One of Fleetwood Mac’s classic songs was inspired by the disco giants.
When Pete Townshend was asked to help Kurt Cobain
The Who guitarist sadly experienced a similar struggle.
The singer Bob Dylan thought was one of a kind: “He transcended all the genres”
No clear competition in sight.
One wild night at the Hotel Pierre: David Bowie, John Lennon and a “mountain of cocaine”
Drawn together by the white line.
George Harrison’s final show
Harrison infrequently performed live following the demise of The Beatles.
The guitarist Jimmy Page “learned a lot from”
In his pre-fame years, the Led Zeppelin guitarist took guitar lessons with an all-time great.
The two times Phil Collins failed to make the cut for The Beatles
Phil Collins collaborted with members of The Beatles twice as a teenager.
The Fleetwood Mac song that scares Mick Fleetwood: “I get the heebie-jeebies”
The track has been played by the band on hundreds of occasions.
The Who album Billie Joe Armstrong compared to Beethoven
Beyond their more apparent punk heroes, Green Day was deeply inspired by Pete Townshend’s songcraft.
The Smiths song Johnny Marr called “‘Goldfinger’ on bad acid”
“It’s kind of The Smiths in a nutshell.”