“I wrote it for my mother”: The Who song Keith Moon didn’t want to release
Not enough percussion for his taste.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 03/2024
The early innovator: how Paul McCartney accidentally invented hyperpop
Going electronic to going berzerk.
The Great Moondog Coronation Ball: How the world’s first rock ‘n’ roll show descended into a disaster
The start of rock taking over the stage.
Musically Defeated: The artist that almost made David Crosby give up music
Learning to listen…not hear.
The turning point: Nick Mason on the Pink Floyd album that “pushed the way” forward
Putting them on the right track.
“You can f*** off”: the song Chris Cornell used to piss off his record company
Railing against the man with mile-long guitar solos.
“He lurched off the stage”: the musician that made Eric Clapton walk out of a concert
Too good to mess with God.
Pop Perfection: the song Pete Townshend called his “favourite of all time”
The pinnacle of pop appeal and art rock.
Punk Perfection: Dave Grohl on “the most aggressive” song he ever made
The anger that never gets old.
The First Punk: The band Noel Gallagher said invented an entire genre
The originator of punk’s aesthetic.