Perfect Pain: the Bruce Springsteen album Phoebe Bridgers became “obsessed” with
The depressing side of rock and roll.
From The Vault Archives: 08/2024
The tour that Tom Petty was terrified to play: “I developed stage fright”
Nerves getting the better of him.
The collaboration Dave Grohl called “what rock is all about”
Dave Grohl called upon one of his most famous friends.
The one singer Kurt Cobain wanted to sound like: “I wish I could get away with that”
The melodic voice of indie rock.
“Morbidly obsessed”: the devastating story behind Elton John’s ‘Song for Guy’
“Imagining myself dying.”
Divine Inspiration: the band Brian May used as a model for Queen
“There were times when we felt like we’d missed the boat…”
The one reason David Bowie was jealous of Bob Dylan: “I was green with envy”
Two artists taking very different paths.
The album that moved Jeff Beck’s spirit: “A genius reinventing himself”
A mind-blowing moment in history.
