The Plastic People of the Universe: the band who fought Soviet law and lost
Soundtrack to rebellion.
From The Vault Archives: 03/2025
The song that made David Bowie leave his first band: “Unlike anything”
Walking away from his friends.
The Beatles song John Lennon said he could’ve sung better than Paul McCartney: “Ego prevented him”
Imagine what it would’ve sounded like
“People expect me to badmouth him”: the unexpected songwriter Lou Reed called fabulous
“He did the part so well.”
The album David Gilmour thought he could have done better: “I didn’t pull my weight”
“I didn’t pull my weight…”
‘Eagles Fly’: the Sammy Hagar classic Van Halen turned down
Not knowing what they had on their hands.
‘Black Dog’: the one Led Zeppelin song Jimmy Page didn’t write the riff for
An instantly recognisable riff.
