The Tom Petty song that celebrates marijuana: “I’m not going to say it’s good or bad” “Let’s roll another joint…” Kelly Murphy Jul 18, 2025
How Lindsey Buckingham enhanced Fleetwood Mac, according to Christine McVie: “The wrong way around” “It always works”. Kelly Murphy Jul 18, 2025
Patti Smith’s insane battle to recruit a band in the 1970s: “They’d come in, see it was with a girl, and just leave” “I had trouble…” Kelly Murphy Jul 18, 2025
Debbie Harry does not (and never will) see herself as a legend: “Preposterous” “I was eking”. Kelly Murphy Jul 18, 2025
How Kathleen Hanna sparked a butterfly effect connecting ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ with ‘Wonderwall’ “Smashed up a bunch of shit.” Kelly Murphy Jul 18, 2025
The masters of “abstraction” that Sting could never copy “I couldn’t understand.” Kelly Murphy Jul 16, 2025
The guitar Eddie Van Halen was forbidden from playing: “Little punk kid” “You’re rock and roll.” Kelly Murphy Jul 14, 2025
The song that transformed Juliette Lewis: “My own personal tornado” “Depth of despair and anguish.” Kelly Murphy Jul 13, 2025
What was the last song to sell a million copies of sheet music? A cultural shift. Kelly Murphy Jul 13, 2025