Music Archives: 10/2024

Jimi Hendrix - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

A legendary soundtrack: The record Jimi Hendrix listened to on his first acid trip

A life-changing moment…

Oct 19, 2024

John Lennon - Yoko Ono - 1970s

The punk classic John Lennon thought sounded “just like Yoko’s music”

A surprising choice

Oct 19, 2024

Slash - November Rain - Guns N' Roses - 1991

An idol’s idol: The guitarist Slash called “otherworldly”

Longlasting influence…

Oct 19, 2024

Jane Birkin - Serge Gainsbourg - 1960s

The song that made Jane Birkin fall in love with Serge Gainsbourg

A decade-defining romance.

Megan Hullander

Oct 19, 2024

Robert Plant - Singer - Musician - 2023

“All that rubbish”: the band Robert Plant thought had no substance

Not understanding why they are famous.

Oct 19, 2024

Brian Eno - 2023 - Cecily Eno

The earliest influences of the innovative Brian Eno

An intriguing sonic intersection.

Oct 19, 2024

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Saturday 14th September 1974 - on stage at Wembley Stadium, London -

The Crosby, Stills, and Nash song they said no one would understand: “Even did it in a different language to make sure”

Not the most linear story.

Oct 19, 2024

J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. picks his favourite Jimi Hendrix songs

The best Rolling Stones solo album, according to J Mascis

A riot from start to finish.

Oct 19, 2024

Steely Dan - 1974

“It wasn’t fun at all”: Steely Dan’s most tragic album

Perfection sometimes emerges from chaos.

Oct 19, 2024

Yard Act - Leeds Millenium Square - 2024 - Review

‘We Make Hits’: how Yard Act delivered post-punk’s self-aware decree

The reckoning of a genre’s fate.

Oct 19, 2024

Nirvana - Kurt Cobain - MTV UnPlugged

Did Nirvana really change music forever?

The true legacy of the grunge icons.

Oct 19, 2024

The beauty of Siouxsie and the Banshees in the words of their famed admirers - 2023

‘Candyman’: Siouxsie and the Banshees face trauma head-on

Truth in music.

Dale Maplethorpe

Oct 19, 2024