The peculiar moment when Elton John covered Motown in a Soviet restaurant
“Help.”
Music Archives: 01/2026
The band Phil Collins called the gold standard of perfection: “This is remarkably simple”
The key to all good songwriting.
The country star Robert Plant said the world would never forget: “Enduring treasury”
The almighty songwriting genius.
The most charistmatic musician Carly Simon ever encountered: “I’m not exaggerating”
She even wrote a song about him.
The jazz musicians that influenced Patti Smith more than anyone: “My love of the human voice”
You can hear their influence.
The singer Linda Ronstadt was forever grateful to hear: “We don’t have her anymore”
Forever in her debt.
The Slipknot album Corey Taylor hated with a passion: “F*cking abysmal”
“It was a miserable two years.”