The long lost masterpiece: Brian Wilson and the relief of completing ‘Smile’
“We didn’t write anything but snippets.”
From The Vault Archives: 07/2024
Why Sammy Hagar almost didn’t want to join Van Halen: “I didn’t like that band”
“Let’s see what they want from me”
The one musician Jack White called more punk than Sex Pistols: “Pretty bold”
Upsetting the rock establishment.
What was the first song Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones played on?
After all, tomorrow is another day.
“It still stands up”: Bob Dylan on his only song that gets better with age
“I still sing that song every once in a while.”
The odd Pearl Jam song Mike McCready thought was “the best we had ever done”
Finding beauty in the oddities.
The best Simon and Garfunkel album, according to Paul Simon
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had different creative visions.
Anthony Bourdain’s musical hero: “His guitar made life worth living again”
Bourdain brought the spirit of punk to a whole new audience.