James Hetfield picks his favourite Elton John track: “One of the best songs ever written”
Masters of melody.
Music Archives: 05/2025
“It sounds like a hype”: The genre that Jimmy Page wanted nothing to do with
Not his vision for the future.
“Glad he’s still here”: The legendary musician who taught Eddie Vedder about dignity
An essential artist.
The four songs that influenced Siouxsie Sioux and the sound of Siouxsie and the Banshees
An innovative mix with a foreboding core.
“I didn’t like the way it was looped”: The Rolling Stone song Mick Jagger thought never worked
Not right for their image.
“That is not what music is about”: The one moment Billy Joel thought killed rock and roll
The ending of a golden age.
“Why not combine the two like these guys”: The bands that made Don Henley play country rock
The first major figures.