The ultimate respect: The musician who gave Rodney Dangerfield his name
It’s one popular origin story.
Author: Andrew Clayman
Travis Wammack: The fuzz-toned life of one of rock’s great, unheralded guitar gods
“I’ve never copied anybody”.
Which comedian has won the most ‘Best Comedy Album’ Grammy Awards?
Not exactly a list of the finest people you’ll ever meet.
The Clash of personalities: 1978 Joe Strummer vs 1988 Joe Strummer
It’s not easy chatting with our younger selves.
Seven wildly different songs that inspired Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy
Influences way beyond the ‘alt-country’ world.
The prog band Phil Collins said was in a league of its own: “Absolutely phenomenal”
They didn’t even need to wear capes.
“I would probably quit”: Joe Strummer’s dark days after the demise of The Clash
A decade of radio silence.
Beth Orton – ‘The Ground Above’ album review: Out of the desert and into the garden
The ninth studio LP from one of the UK’s finest voices.
Fred Neil: The reclusive 1960s folk singer who made a million dollars and walked away forever
A mentor to Dylan, David Crosby, Joni Mitchell, and many more.
‘The Future’: Why Leonard Cohen’s peak bleakness suited the early 1990s
“We were tossed out of the garden; this isn’t paradise”.
Tom Petty vs Elvis Costello, 1977-1983: Who was the real king of new wave?
A song for song power-pop showdown.