The moment Bruce Springsteen met Clarence Clemons: “He blew the door off”
The first meeting of the “Big Man” and “The Boss” remains the stuff of legend.
Author: Andrew Clayman Archives: 11/2024
The only woman on the first Lollapalooza tour: “A kind of monarch”
“She was a kind of monarch in that tour, whether that was intentional or not.”
Elliott Smith’s four favourite writers: “They’ll cross my mind if I get stuck”
“They’re in a whole different ballpark. I’m playing rock n’ roll.”
The bizarre moment Boy George was nearly killed by a giant disco ball
“An ironic and glamorous way to be finished off”.
‘Frontier Psychiatrist’: How the Avalanches perfected and ended the music video era
It was “like John Waters directing an episode of Sesame Street.”
‘Only a Northern Song’: The first sign George Harrison wanted to leave The Beatles
Not everybody was cashing in equally.
Johnny Marr’s favourite lyric of all time: “This song was very dear to me”
“It was very dear to me in my teens and I still love it.”
‘Veronica’: Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney’s sequel to ‘Eleanor Rigby’
The song about a woman with Alzheimer’s disease became a comeback hit for Costello.
Hear Me Out: ‘Rubber Factory’ is still The Black Keys’ best album
Representative of their artistic intent…