Boards of Canada: The two-headed Banksy of the music world
When a low-profile becomes a defining aspect of a group’s art.
Author: Andrew Clayman Archives: 04/2026
Hired guns, heavy amps, and “big clout”: How Jimi Hendrix assembled The Experience
“It was like it was choreographed”.
Five Wings songs that could be on Beatles albums
’70s McCartney was its own thing, but Beatley tunes did sprout up.
The troubled origin story of CSNY: ‘Get high in the morning, snort in the afternoon’
Who could have guessed they’d wind up having friction?!
Three men walk into a senate hearing: The unholy alliance of Frank Zappa, Dee Snider, and John Denver
A memorable if fruitless defense of rock ‘n’ roll impurity.
Richfield Coliseum: The nondescript birdwatching spot in Ohio where Elvis, David Bowie, and Bruce Springsteen once performed
A quiet prairie where a colossal arena once stood.
Barbara Gardner Proctor: The woman who brought The Beatles to America
The tale of one of the key, overlooked figures in the British invasion.
Allen Ginsberg’s troublingly overlooked days as a member of the pro-paedophilia group NAMbLA
A concerning chapter in the life of a counterculture icon.
How marrying Paul Simon changed Edie Brickell’s songwriting process
“A lot of possibilities that I didn’t really think of before”.
The feud betweem U2 and Sinéad O’Connor and the moment that extinguished it
“I feel they are waffle and bullshit”.
The story of Jimi Hendrix’s final gig: “I don’t any longer dig the pop and politics crap”
Rain, wind, biker gangs and boos made for a bittersweet swan song.