“Do just about anything”: Bob Dylan was in awe of one guitarist who gave him a defining anthem
The real ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’.
From The Vault Archives: 03/2026
The one bandmate Roger Waters was never friends with: “Fellow travellers with goals in common”
Not getting too sentimental.
The Beatles, a Hollywood legend and LSD: How a near-death experience inspired a masterpiece
The American actor had some important advice for a struggling George Harrson.
Brian Jones, Mick Taylor, Ronnie Wood: Who has featured on the most number of Rolling Stones songs?
The count might be slightly closer than you’d think.
“A lot of emotion”: Ringo Starr’s favourite T Rex song
“The riff of the guitar tells you everything…”
The Haçienda: The Manchester nightclub that built the best-selling 12-inch of all time
A good night can change everything.
“It was outrageous”: the political anthem Paul Weller wrote for South Yorkshire
“It was just what was going on, really.”
“I’m sick of it”: The song and American suburb that turned Steely Dan against the Eagles
“Everybody’s in LA’s playing this f–kin’ record.”
“Lightyears beyond”: The pop band Eddie Van Halen hailed as untouchable
“Everyone else is faking it.”
“A guide all the way”: The advice from an ailing Malcolm Young that kept AC/DC going
“I kept it the way he would have wanted it…”