From The Vault Archives: 06/2022

Why Elton John feels duty-bound in helping younger musicians

Important advice.

Jun 25, 2022

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‘Kicking Against the Pricks’

The passage of literature that changed Nick Cave’s life

A moment to remember.

Jun 25, 2022

Why Mick Jagger "couldn’t record" like Bob Dylan

The song that made Bob Dylan go electric

Plugging in.

Jun 25, 2022

Paul McCartney and Ringo Star attend The Beatles Eight Days A Week:

The reason why ‘Anthology 3’ didn’t have a new original Beatles song

The Beatles kept it to two.

Jun 25, 2022

Mark Ronson reflects on his behaviour around Amy Winehouse

Mark Ronson’s favourite song of all time

A man of taste and class.

Jun 25, 2022

Kevin Parker details the Tame Impala “creative strain”

The song Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker wishes he had written

A festival favourite.

Jun 25, 2022

David Bowie in (C) Universal Pictures film, Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1963)

David Bowie’s homage to The Beatles on ‘Young Americans’

Iconic.

Jun 25, 2022

Mississippi: A Deep South pilgrimage to the home of the Delta Blues

A brief history of why rock ‘n’ roll is called ‘the devil’s music’

A satanic story.

Jun 25, 2022

The Clash (from left), Joe Strummer, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon

The 2004 album that Mick Jones described as a future classic

A modern rock sensation.

Jun 25, 2022

Watch Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers play ‘American Girl’ in 1980

Petty took over the ‘Fridays’ stage.

Jun 25, 2022

55 years on from The Beatles’ ‘One World’ performance

The Beatles sang for the world.

Jun 25, 2022

Paul McCartney’s lasting advice to all songwriters

His great advice.

Jun 24, 2022