From The Vault Archives: 10/2025

Neil Young - Oceanside Countryside - 1977- 2025

The musical figure with “no technical ability” that Neil Young called a “genius”

A magical pairing.

Oct 8, 2025

What was the first number one song with 'sex' in the title?

What was the first number one song with ‘sex’ in the title?

Hot stuff.

Oct 8, 2025

Bono - Pete Townshend - Split

The song both Bono and Pete Townshend agree is “perfect”

“It still sounds perfect…”

Oct 8, 2025

Keith Richards - The Rolling Stones - 2010s

The song Keith Richards called a musical “miracle”

The subconscious genius.

Oct 8, 2025

Robert Plant - Singer - 1979 - Led Zeppelin

Why Robert Plant wanted Led Zeppelin to compete with Buffalo Springfield

A tall order.

Oct 8, 2025

Bruce Springsteen - Musician - 2023

The song Bruce Springsteen originally didn’t feel was “strong enough”

Getting stronger over time.

Oct 8, 2025

Jimi Hendrix - Syd Barrett - Far Out Magazine

The tragic similarities between Syd Barrett and Jimi Hendrix, his favourite musician on the planet

Kindred spirits

Oct 8, 2025

I Am A Bird Now The strange story of Anohni’s breakthrough

‘I Am A Bird Now’: The strange story of Anohni’s breakthrough

The kindness of strangers…

Oct 8, 2025

Roger Daltrey - The Who - Singer - 1970s

The “pretentious” Who song Roger Daltrey “never ever” liked

Singing through his teeth.

Oct 8, 2025

Paul McCartney - 1989 - Musician - The Beatles

The show Paul McCartney called “a complete nightmare”

It didn’t go well.

Dale Maplethorpe

Oct 8, 2025

The night Happy Mondays attempted to kidnap Donovan- “At the back door with a van”

The night Happy Mondays attempted to kidnap Donovan: “At the back door with a van”

A plot unfurled.

Oct 8, 2025

Rod Stewart at his London home - 1972

The one band Rod Stewart always hated touring with: “He wasn’t a great bandleader”

Not being compensated properly.

Oct 8, 2025