Why Damon Albarn compared early Blur records to gangsta rap
“I love music that knows its place”.
Author: Andrew Clayman Archives: 01/2026
The musician Graham Nash called the greatest singer we have
And one of the many subjects of Nash’s 2021 photography book.
The guitarist Mick Fleetwood said had a “gift from heaven”
“The model he left is the one we’ve adhered to.”
The Talking Heads song Richard Wright “couldn’t stop playing”
“There was something different going on”.
Why James Murphy thought Miles Davis was “tediously populist”
A classic 2005 case of uber-contrarianism.
Tracking the legacy of Patsy Cline after her tragic death: “Ahead of her time”
Cut down in her prime.
The band Leonard Cohen called “the bread and wine” of pop
“I’ve always admired them from the slightly humorous point of view.”
How a chunk of classic rock’s greatest albums have The Rolling Stones’ truck to thank
The RSM Studio on wheels was used by dozens of bands…