The songs John Paul Jones called “paradise” for bass players
Everything you could ask for.
From The Vault Archives: 11/2025
The one artist Phil Collins wasn’t good enough to play for: “I’m the only person in the world who can say that”
Nowhere near the skill level needed.
“Possessed”: How Swans’ Michael Gira explains his maximum effort performances
“It’s what I was put on Earth to do.”
The two guitarists Glenn Hughes thought were better than Ritchie Blackmore: “Incredible”
Greater than a great.
The “made up” story that might have won Blue Öyster Cult their first record deal
Although they were known as Soft White Underbelly at the time, for real.
How a brutal touring schedule slowly broke down Diana Ross and the Supremes: “I have no one to replace me”
“We’ve never had more than three days at a time at home.”
The soundtrack to history in the making: Remembering the Moon Landing party in Central Park
“Whitey’s on the moon…”
Who performed at the opening concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995?
The nearly seven-hour event in Cleveland, Ohio, included dozens of legends.
The Van Morrison album Elvis Costello called “the best record of original thought”
A profound influence…