Author: Sam Kemp Archives: 04/2022

Why was Patti Smith ashamed of being censored in 1976?

“I don’t need no fuckin’ shit.”

Apr 5, 2022

Arlo Parks gives stunning live rendition of ‘Softly’ on ‘Colbert’

An immersive performance.

Apr 5, 2022

Joni Mitchell gives health update during Kennedy Center Honors speech

Joni Mitchell sings in public for the first time in nine years

A surprise performance.

Apr 5, 2022

Noel Gallagher says Oasis bandmates were creatively “conservative”

Noel Gallagher argues Harry Styles isn’t working as hard as “real” musicians

Claws out.

Apr 5, 2022

Dark Tourism: Oradour-sur-Glane, the French village stuck in 1944

A town with a traumatic past.

Apr 4, 2022

Courtney Love with Hole performing at the Glastonbury Festival 1999

Courtney Love names the best grunge concert she ever attended

A night to remember.

Apr 4, 2022

Taylor Hawkins' five greatest isolated drum tracks

Listen to Taylor Hawkins’ isolated drums on Foo Fighters song ‘Learn to Fly’

An immortal classic.

Apr 4, 2022

Grammys 2022: Olivia Rodrigo takes home Best New Artist Award

On hell of a year.

Apr 4, 2022

Grammys 2022: H.E.R, Lenny Kravitz and Travis Barker bring rock ‘n’ roll

An incredible collaboration.

Apr 4, 2022

Did Jim Morrison’s father inadvertently start the Vietnam War?

Well this is awkward.

Apr 3, 2022

The brutal way Joni Mitchell broke up with David Crosby

When Joni Mitchell reclaimed a David Crosby Classic

A stunning piece of songcraft.

Apr 3, 2022

Blues Muddy Waters and Mick Jagger perform with Rolling Stones Ron Wood (left) and Keith Richards (right)

The bizarre stroke of luck that introduced Muddy Waters to Keith Richards

A strange twist of fate.

Apr 1, 2022