The four words that started George Harrison and Pattie Boyd’s relationship
“And that was it. We were together for 10 years.”
From The Vault Archives: 02/2024
The songs John Lennon “actively disliked” on The Beatles album ‘Sgt Pepper’
The flaws hidden in the masterpiece.
The Smiths’ Mike Joyce discusses his favourite modern band
Mike Joyce discusses his tastes, old and new.
The singer Julian Casablancas was always obsessed with: “My childhood hero”
“My childhood hero, fuck.”
‘Night of the Demon’: the B-movie sampled in a classic Kate Bush song
“It’s in the trees! It’s coming!”
‘Dopesmoker’: The song Stephen O’Malley calls “an evergreen masterpiece”
“Incredible how popular this album has become.”
‘Eye in the Sky’: the epic Alan Parsons Project song about the reality of 1984
“There’s always a camera watching.”
Frightwig: Kathleen Hanna on a “hugely influential band” for Bikini Kill
“There are lots of radical political moments on this album.”
Jimmy Page’s wholesome meeting with Jeff Buckley: “They actually cried”
The modern wisps of yesterday.