Music on a different level: why do the Grateful Dead keep getting bigger?
What’s the secret?
Author: Dale Maplethorpe Archives: 03/2024
Tackling the Satanic Panic: How ELO wrote the creepiest song of the ’70s
Abandon all hope, ye who play this song.
‘The Last Living Rose’: Exploring PJ Harvey’s “reflection on this country”
“I was very pleased with the words.”
The drunk ballad Neil Young doesn’t remember writing: “I woke up and went ‘fuck!'”
A drunken masterpiece.
‘Devil is Fine’: how a racist 4chan comment led to one of the most perplexing albums of all time
Creativity at its finest.
Pleased to meet you: The night Rod Stewart first saw The Rolling Stones
It didn’t leave a lasting impression.
Bob Dylan on how Warren Zevon “straddles the line between heartfelt and primeval”
“His musical patterns are all over the place.”
Healthy competition: Bono and the band he says made U2 raise their standards
He thanks the unlikely inspirations.
Five Bruce Springsteen covers that are better than the originals
He’s called ‘The Boss’ for a reason.