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From The Vault Archives: 12/2025

Eddie Van Halen - 2012 - Musician - Different Kind of Truth - Joe Bielawa

The Van Halen song even Eddie Van Halen couldn’t play: “I can’t even do that”

“He’s really something else…”

Tim Coffman
Dec 2, 2025
Pink Floyd

The song that inspired Pink Floyd’s entire prog-rock direction: “A catalyst”

“I didn’t even know that until he told me.”

Tom Phelan
Dec 2, 2025
David Crosby - 1976

The songwriter David Crosby thought was miles ahead of everyone: “Way better than everybody I know”

Crosby remained humble.

Tyler Golsen
Dec 2, 2025
Johnny Marr - 2007

The surprising Velvet Underground song Johnny Marr called “simple and perfect”

A fairly obscure nugget from a legendary band.

Andrew Clayman
Dec 2, 2025
Charli XCX - 2024 - Harley Weir

Charli XCX picks the song with the power to “shift culture and public perception”

“It’s special…”

Lucy Harbron
Dec 2, 2025
Joe Strummer - The Clash

The musician that Joe Strummer thanked God for: “Hit the jackpot”

“When I was his age, I didn’t know fuck-all.”

Tom Phelan
Dec 2, 2025
Mick Fleetwood - Fleetwood Mac - Drummer - 1977

The drummer Mick Fleetwood says was out of his league: “I can’t do that”

Understated.

Arun Starkey
Dec 2, 2025
Status Quo - Far Out Magazine - Fran Rossi

The single stolen riff that inspired Status Quo’s entire back catalogue: “We’ll have some of that!”

Simple as.

Reuben Cross
Dec 2, 2025
Shuggie Otis - Blues Musician - Guitarist

Why Shuggie Otis rejected The Rolling Stones: “I didn’t think twice”

Walking his own path.

Lucy Harbron
Dec 2, 2025
Cameron Winter - Bob Dylan - Split

Cameron Winter explains why no one will ever understand Bob Dylan: “Nobody really has a clue”

Keep it real.

Callum MacHattie
Dec 2, 2025
When Tom Watt from ‘EastEnders’ bizarrely joined forces with New Order to cover ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues

When Tom Watt from ‘EastEnders’ bizarrely joined forces with New Order to cover ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’

Baffling.

Reuben Cross
Dec 2, 2025
Jane Birkin - Young - Far Out Magazine

Bousquet, Papon, and Resistence Fighters: The tale of Jane Birkin’s favourite French protest song

A classic.

Reuben Cross
Dec 2, 2025

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