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From The Vault Archives: 05/2026

Geezer Butler - Bass Player - Musician - 1983

The bassist Geezer Butler wanted to emulate: “That’s what I want to do”

His teenage hero.

Kelly Murphy
May 16, 2026
R.E.M - Michael. Stipe - Peter Buck - Mike Mills - Far Out Magazine

The records that made REM call it a day: “A really good stopping point”

Out of time…

Reuben Cross
May 16, 2026
Why The Traveling Wilburys never travelled

The 1950s genre that birthed Traveling Wilburys’ biggest hit

The start of it all.

Lauren Hunter
May 16, 2026
Prince - 1980s - Musician

The modern pop stars Prince thought lacked substance: “I don’t sample”

Not his cup of tea.

Kelly Murphy
May 15, 2026
Fleetwood Mac - 1970s

The 1977 Fleetwood Mac song one producer could never get behind: “I never really liked this song”

Never really kicking into gear.

Tim Coffman
May 15, 2026
Sammy Hagar - Van Halen - 2015

Why Sammy Hagar lost confidence during one album: “I didn’t know who I was”

The sound of an artist lost in the woods.

Tim Coffman
May 15, 2026
Bruce Springsteen - 1980s - Larry Busacca

The 1977 song Bruce Springsteen spent years trying to forget: “I never liked it”

Not the romantic encounter he expected.

Tim Coffman
May 15, 2026
Pete Townshend - Guitarist - The Who - 1970s

The musician Pete Townshend crowned rock ‘n’ roll’s most important lyricist

The man who started it all.

Tom Taylor
May 15, 2026
Linda Ronstadt - 1974 - Singer - Larry Bessel

The band who ruined Linda Ronstadt’s 1967 breakthrough: “It’s not that they weren’t good”

Too much to handle.

Reuben Cross
May 15, 2026
Van Halen - 1981

The forgotten Van Halen feud that almost ended in a stabbing: “It’s not play time anymore”

“Put the knife away, pal…”

Ben Forrest
May 15, 2026
Robert Smith - The Cure - 2024 - Sam Rockman

The 1997 comfort album Robert Smith became addicted to for years: “Forgotten how powerful music could be”

Saving grace.

Kelly Murphy
May 15, 2026
Black Sabbath - Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi - Geezer Butler - Bill Ward

The 1995 album that doomed Black Sabbath

Not their finest.

Lauren Hunter
May 15, 2026

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