The era Tom Petty called “the toughest period of my life” Trouble strikes the heartland. Tim Coffman Oct 6, 2024
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The song that inspired the Steely Dan classic ‘Rikki Don’t Lose that Number’ Jazzing it up. Tom Taylor Oct 6, 2024
The real reason Neil Young turned down a $1m offer to headline Woodstock “It was something special.” Kelly Murphy Oct 6, 2024
The haunting Billy Joel song he wanted to be “a little bit ethereal” Slipping away into a state of grace. Elle Palmer Oct 6, 2024
“That was really a slog”: Dave Grohl on the hardest record Foo Fighters ever made The painful road to success. Tim Coffman Oct 6, 2024
The song that set Marianne Faithfull off in the wrong direction: “Also known as drugs” A sticky subject. Arun Starkey Oct 6, 2024
The Beatles song that made their producer quit: “I want to leave” Always fun until it’s not. Tim Coffman Oct 6, 2024
“These people are cannibals”: The Clash gig that helped launch Shane MacGowan Infamous. Arun Starkey Oct 6, 2024
The Kinks song Ray Davies wrote about the witchy woman who as “sexually out of my league” “I was a shy kid.” Kelly Murphy Oct 6, 2024