From The Vault Archives: 05/2021

Kevin Shields, The Jazzmaster and the FX pedal: A love story

The MBV genius’s signature sound.

May 21, 2021

25 years on from Soundgarden’s ‘Down on the Upside’

Soundgarden’s ‘Down on the Upside’ turns 25.

May 21, 2021

How Bob Dylan inspired Stephen King's 'Carrie'

How Bob Dylan inspired Stephen King’s ‘Carrie’

Bob Dylan influenced Stephen King?

May 21, 2021

How Tom Morello created the riff for Rage Against The Machine song ‘Killing In The Name’

Powerful.

May 21, 2021

Hear Paul McCartney's isolated vocals from The Beatles song 'Oh Darling'

The Beatles song Paul McCartney wrote while in a “twilight zone”

A classic

May 21, 2021

Peter Hook to host 'Unknown Pleasure' listening party with Tim Burgess

The one song that makes Peter Hook proud to be a bassist

Hooky.

May 21, 2021

Why did Motorhead's Lemmy call The Rolling Stones 'mummy's boys'?

Why did Motorhead’s Lemmy call The Rolling Stones ‘mummy’s boys’?

He wasn’t a fan.

May 20, 2021

Why Graham Nash and David Crosby won’t reunite CSNY

Graham Nash reveals why CSNY will never reunite.

May 20, 2021

The Story Behind the Song: How Police created their “nasty little song” ‘Every Breath You Take’

‘Every Breath You Take’ has a very sinister undercurrent.

May 20, 2021

Mac DeMarco wants to be "homies" with Mitski

The John Lennon song that got Mac DeMarco into ‘weird’ music

Mac Demarco reveals his love for John Lennon.

May 20, 2021

Remembering when Blur took on The Who’s classic ‘Substitute’

Blur take on a classic by The Who.

May 20, 2021

The iconic moment David Bowie and Cher sang the ‘Young Americans Medley’

Easily the best thing you’ll see today

May 20, 2021