Is Billy Joel’s classic ‘Piano Man’ set in a gay bar?
The familiarity of an anthem without specifics.
Author: Kelly Murphy Archives: 06/2025
“My musical instincts”: Why Paul Simon didn’t want ‘Graceland’ to be seen as political
“You’ve got to give people a chance”.
The great fallacy: Does ‘Super Size Me’ hold any educational value?
A relevant lesson in the dangers of overconsumption? Or let down by its own discrepancies?
“It was considered”: Tom Petty’s biggest regret about the Traveling Wilburys
“We’d be like, Well, no.'”
“Symphonic scope”: The song Billy Joel considered his ‘A Day in the Life’
“I wanted to do that for my friends.”
“It sounded too good”: The one lyric Tom Petty always thought was too cliché
The issue with originality.
“If only we could play awesome shows”: Kathleen Hanna has always wanted to be Babes in Toyland
“I watch them be erased.”
