“It isn’t attractive”: Jerry Garcia’s cutting critique of Van Halen
An issue of syncopation.
Author: Kelly Murphy Archives: 04/2024
Unsolved feuds: did Metallica plagiarise the ‘Enter Sandman’ riff?
Exploring the legal case that never came to be.
‘Quatuor Pour la Fin du Temps’: the “dissonant” piece of music Weyes Blood calls her all-time favourite
“The redemption comes in heavy.”
‘Cocksucker Blues’: The controversial Rolling Stones documentary that you will never see
When documentary filmmaking becomes grotesque.
From the heart: the Metallica song James Hetfield was frightened to play to the band
“Couldn’t be much more from the heart.”
‘India’: The Psychedelic Furs’ satire of The Beatles’ hippie revolution
“You will cry a thousand tears.”
“I wanted to be just like Cass”: Cass Elliot’s best quality, according to Michelle Phillips
“She always encouraged me.”
Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead and the new wave: who were the “original” punks?
The guitarist talks new wave and punk roots.
The iconic bassist Geddy Lee describes as one of “the most creative people in rock”
“He’s one of the most creative people in rock.”
Saxon founder Stephen Dawson jailed for historic child sex offences
The bassist was found guilty on four counts of indecent assault.
Extraordinary paintings discovered in the lost ruins of Pompeii
“The paintings would have almost come to life.”