A druggy classic: the Green Day song that wouldn’t exist without crystal meth
The nastiness of pop-punk debauchery.
Music Archives: 03/2024
Silent inspiration: Steve Howe on how he may have inspired The Beatles
The progressive side of The Summer of Love.
‘Devil is Fine’: how a racist 4chan comment led to one of the most perplexing albums of all time
Creativity at its finest.
Five easy masterpieces: an introduction to post-rock
We introduce the genre with five classic albums.
Far from perfect: the Def Leppard song that makes Phil Collen “cringe”
Not quite hitting the mark like he should have.
Cola Boyy, songwriter and disability rights activist, dead at 34
The artist was a keen disability rights activist.
Bodega’s Ben Hozie on songwriting: “We want to make music that sounds like New York”
Ben Hozie on songwriting, Bodega, and the lineage of New York.
Pride in pop: the first time Elton John released a song from the gay perspective
How a popular hit sparked controversy.
Kevin Parker explains the influences behind Tame Impala’s psychedelia: “Even never listen to a Beatles album the whole way”
The Beatles and Britney Spears.