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From The Vault Archives: 12/2025

Irving Berlin - Composer - Songwriter - 1948

The first showcase of great lyricism in pop, according to Irving Berlin: “It’s timeless”

Some real poetry.

Dale Maplethorpe
Dec 5, 2025
How Igor Stravinsky became the father of 1980s pop

How Igor Stravinsky became the father of 1980s pop

The sample behind so many historical pop songs…

Gaia Neiman
Dec 5, 2025
Alan Parsons - Far Out Magazine

The biggest regret of Alan Parsons career: “We’d have conquered the world”

A lasting regret…

Ben Forrest
Dec 5, 2025
Jaz Coleman - Killing Joke - Singer

How punk led to Killing Joke’s Jaz Coleman conducting an orchestra in front of the president

A sizable leap.

Karan Singh
Dec 5, 2025
Donovan - Scottish folk pop singer -1965

Who provided the mystic backing vocals for Donovan song ‘Atlantis’?

The mystery persists.

Lauren Hunter
Dec 5, 2025
Jack Bruce - Bassist - Singer - Cream - 1972

The musician Jack Bruce always took for granted: “Didn’t really analyse it”

A virtuoso.

Lauren Hunter
Dec 5, 2025
Billy Gibbons - ZZ Top - Guitarist

The guitarist so good he scared Billy Gibbons: “Absolutely terrifying”

“An absolutely terrifying player…”

Tom Phelan
Dec 5, 2025
Frank Zappa - Musician

The song Frank Zappa called one of the “most important musical statements”

Spellbinding…

Reuben Cross
Dec 5, 2025
Lars Ulrich - Drummer - Metallica - 2024

The song Lars Ulrich said had “the most classic riff of all time”

The foundation of guitar grandeur.

Tim Coffman
Dec 5, 2025
Jimi Hendrix - Musician - 1967

The Jimi Hendrix song which sounds like “Crosby, Stills & Nash except it’s on acid”

A forgotten track…

Ben Forrest
Dec 5, 2025
Slash’s top 10 greatest riffs

The origin story of Slash’s iconic top hat: “Looking for shit to pilfer”

“My hat and my hair in my face has just been my thing ever since…”

Tom Phelan
Dec 5, 2025
Charts - Official Charts - Gold - Platinum - Music - General - Single

What song held the number one spot the longest in 1956?

A rocket launch.

Lauren Hunter
Dec 4, 2025

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