The New York automat where Allen Ginsberg dated Patti Smith by accident
How a misunderstanding started a life-long friendship.
Author: Lucy Harbron Archives: 04/2026
“Never supposed to be a song”: the 1977 anthem Iggy Pop wrote by accident
A collection of random doodles.
“I don’t know those bums”: the last thing John Carpenter wanted to be was one of the ‘Movie Brats’
He’d rather sit with his friends.
The 1968 Beatles guitar solo George Harrison said matched Django Reinhardt: “John played brilliant”
A reminder of why they were great.
The guitarist Keith Richards ripped off “for all he was worth” to make The Rolling Stones’ masterpiece
Strange way to say ‘inspired by’.
The songwriter Linda Ronstadt called the “best source” any singer could hope for
An educational friendship.