Music Archives: 11/2021

Watch Charlie Watts explain his unique Rolling Stones drum sound

Hear Charlie Watts’ isolated drums for Rolling Stones song ‘Gimme Shelter’

Watts was in a world all his own.

Nov 6, 2021

Listen to Dave Grohl’s isolated drums on Foo Fighters song ‘Monkey Wrench’

The recording of ‘Monkey Wrench’ was tumultuous.

Nov 6, 2021

The short film following Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett's first acid trip

From David Bowie to Tom Jones: When Syd Barrett picked the best singles from 1967

Barrett on Bowie and more.

Nov 6, 2021

Eight dead and hundreds injured at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival

Tragedy strikes

Nov 6, 2021

Pete Townshend favourite Beatles

The Story Behind The Song: The Who’s autobiographical lament ‘Behind Blue Eyes’

Classic.

Nov 6, 2021

Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), Hamburg, Ernst-Merck-Halle, September 1971, Bassist Stu Cook

Why did Creedence Clearwater Revival break up?

‘Mardi Gras’ was the final nail in the coffin.

Nov 6, 2021

The vital gender-fluid song that David Bowie wrote about Marc Bolan

The vital gender-fluid song that David Bowie wrote about Marc Bolan

Important.

Nov 6, 2021

mick jagger, keith richards

Why Keith Richards and Mick Jagger disagree on the meaning of ‘Wild Horses’

They have different opinions.

Nov 6, 2021

50 years of T. Rex’s groove-laden masterpiece ‘Jeepster’

Made for the dancefloor.

Nov 5, 2021

Jonathan Richman picks 10 favourite tracks for a weekend playlist

Richman’s perfect weekend.

Nov 5, 2021

The era Neil Young described as the “dark ages of recorded sound”

“Like torture.”

Nov 5, 2021

Inside the details of Anthony Kiedis’ troubling sexual assault history

Kiedis has a long history of troubling behaviour.

Nov 5, 2021