From The Vault Archives: 07/2021

Listen to John Frusciante's mesmerising isolated guitar on Red Hot Chili Peppers song 'Can't Stop'

Hear John Frusciante’s unique isolated guitar track for RHCP ‘Californication’

Jaw dropping.

Jul 23, 2021

How Paul McCartney inspired Rush’s Geddy Lee

“He gets overlooked as a bassist”

Jul 22, 2021

The Beatles song that John Lennon called a “nonsense”

Lennon was not a fan.

Jul 22, 2021

Hear Don Henley’s isolated vocals on Eagles song ‘Hotel California’

Beautiful

Jul 22, 2021

'Pet Sounds', the Beach Boys concept album that revolutionised the music industry

How a hot dog helped Brian Wilson write a Beach Boys classic ‘Surfer Girl’

A hunger pang turned into a hit

Jul 22, 2021

David Gilmour's favourite songs

When David Gilmour invited a busker to perform ‘Shine on You Crazy Diamond’

A sheer spectacle.

Jul 22, 2021

Revisit Neil Young’s stunning performance of ‘Old Man’ live from the BBC in 1971

Iconic

Jul 22, 2021

Watch Rush perform a blistering cover of The Rolling Stones song ‘Paint It Black’

Glorious

Jul 22, 2021

‘The Godfather’ scene that shaped one of Kate Bush’s best songs

Who’d have thought?

Jul 21, 2021

The movie director George Harrison said was as “difficult” as John Lennon

They clashed.

Jul 21, 2021

The feud between Frank Zappa and The Velvet Underground

Inside the bitter feud between Frank Zappa and The Velvet Underground

The battle of the iconoclasts.

Jul 21, 2021

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters says Joe Biden is a “fucking weak slimeball”

Looking back at Roger Waters landmark performance of ‘The Wall’ in Berlin, 1990

An iconic performance.

Jul 21, 2021