“Scared stiff”: When fear of a nuclear holocaust informed Black Sabbath’s 1970 masterpiece
Nothing to smile about.
Music Archives: 05/2026
The embarassing reason Frank Zappa was banned from ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1978
It’s all rather sad.
The band PJ Harvey resented touring with: “It was a very scary time”
“It’s very strange what a tour like that does to your head…”
“I have a healthy resentment for him”: John Cale’s brutal dismantling of Frank Zappa’s music
If you can’t beat them, join them.
The 1986 hit Peter Gabriel crowned “the most extraordinary lyrics ever written on a rock song”
“He’s written so many great songs.”
The 1963 Beatles beat that even Phil Collins struggles to play: “A difficult kind of song”
“Ringo was the king of feel.”
