“The only people”: The musicians Graham Nash thinks will still matter in 100 years
The masters of their craft.
From The Vault Archives: 06/2026
The real reason Mick Jones was fired from The Clash in 1983: ‘He was intolerable to work with’
It signalled the end for the band
“I’ve never heard anything like this”: The unique way Slint recorded 1991’s ‘Spiderland’
“A one-shot, cathartic experience”.
The 1969 Led Zeppelin song that Jimmy Page lied about: “Quite a little showpiece”
Jimmy Page lied for Zeppelin.
The 1977 Billy Joel song banned by radio stations: “Nothing sells a record like a boycott”
How censorship worked to Billy Joel’s advantage.
Brian Robertson: The unusual Motörhead member who never truly belonged
“He’d take seventeen hours doing a guitar track…”
The two secret inspirations that made Queen unique: “Nobody has these”
“A perspective that almost nobody has these days.”
J Mascis for President: The story of Sonic Youth’s defining 1988 classic
“Our de facto alternative dream president”.
“Separate having orgies from doing business”: Grace Slick’s Altamont regret
“Turned out to not be right.”