When Lloyd Cole nearly became “Glasgow’s Elvis Presley”
A unique dose of clean-cut art-school cool in the midst of the big hair 1980s…
Music Archives: 09/2025
The AC/DC songs Angus Young wouldn’t change a note of: “Don’t trash it”
Some real classic hard rock.
Vampire Weekend’s debut album: a bonkers and transcendent 2008 time capsule
The indie-pop glue between Peter Gabriel, Lil’ Jon, and John McCain.
Why Aerosmith needed to turn down Rick Rubin in 2003: “That was miserable”
“We weren’t in the right place headwise”.
Homer Dudley’s Invention: The weird way a 1930s science project transformed modern pop music
Almost 100 years later, it’s everywhere.
‘When September Ends’: What happens when a song becomes a meme?
“Somebody wake up the guy from Green Day…”
“The biggest mistake”: The full tale of why The Who parted ways with their first drummer
“It could have been me up there too.”
“Bastard”: When Clem Burke named and shamed the worst person to darken the CBGB’s door
A villain in the pack.
