A heavenly voice: the artist Rod Stewart always regretted not seeing live
Turning pop singing inside out.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 03/2024
The song Feist wants played at her funeral: “My friends could form a processional choir”
Going beyond mortality.
A Million Dollar Mistake: When The Turtles were rejected for being “too simple”
Turning down a classic when you see it.
Frank and His Sisters: Tanzania’s greatest album of all time
The world music answer to rock and roll.
Black Molly Assistance: the Eagles anthem Don Henley didn’t enjoy writing
When the rock fantasy becomes a job.
Paul Simon finally reveals the reason why Simon and Garfunkel split
The true meaning behind a broken friendship.
The most ferocious: the punk icons that Flea almost joined instead of Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favoring funkiness over aggression.
The Nirvana song Kurt Cobain thought could never be replicated: It was so fast and raw and perfect”
The sound of grunge’s future.
Growing Up: The Nine Inch Nails album Trent Reznor thought was “immature”
Far from the most accomplished piece of work.
The Groove Master: the drummer Eddie Van Halen called “one of the best”
The classic example of tasteful playing.