From The Vault Archives: 12/2021

Paul McCartney names his five favourite songwriters of all time

How Paul McCartney ended up playing bass in The Beatles

McCartney ultimately came around.

Dec 26, 2021

Why did the Beatles break up?

Defecation, guns and fetishists: Decoding The Beatles song ‘Happiness is a Warm Gun’

Strange roots.

Dec 25, 2021

Prior to the major fame he achieved with the lead role in The Matrix, actor Keanu Reeves played bass in an alternative rock band called Dogstar.

The moment when Weezer opened for Keanu Reeves’ band Dogstar

Brilliant.

Dec 25, 2021

Three wise men: The riotous time Shane MacGowan, Nick Cave and Mark E. Smith met

Three wise men.

Dec 25, 2021

The traumatic story of Merry Clayton and The Rolling Stones

Devastating.

Dec 25, 2021

Michael Stipe releases second solo single 'Drive to the Ocean'

Michael Stipe once picked his favourite R.E.M. songs

A trip down memory lane.

Dec 25, 2021

Noel Gallagher says Oasis bandmates were creatively “conservative”

Revisit Noel Gallagher’s hilarious alternative Christmas speech

“Christmas is for divs”

Dec 25, 2021

The magical moment Bob Dylan read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Dec 25, 2021

Revisiting Kate Bush’s forgotten TV Christmas special

Surreal Christmas viewing.

Dec 25, 2021

'Paint it Black', A Rolling Stones ode to Brian Jones?

The hidden Christmas reference on a Rolling Stones album

Not exactly a jolly song, but still.

Dec 25, 2021

The life and times of Eartha Kitt, a true American hero

The life and times of Eartha Kitt, a true American hero

A massive legacy.

Dec 25, 2021

Deconstructing The Beatles song ‘Only a Northern Song’ through isolated audio

‘Only A Northern Song’ is pure chaos.

Dec 25, 2021