Author: Tom Taylor Archives: 01/2025

Apocalypse Now - 1979 - Francis Ford Coppola

War is Hell: The brutal ‘Apocalypse Now’ scene based on actual events

Compassion on the battlefield.

Jan 4, 2025

Eddie Vedder - Pearl Jam - Musician - Singer

“I was grateful to have those guys”: Eddie Vedder on friendship and why Mudhoney were Seattle’s greatest band

Lesser-known heroes.

Jan 4, 2025

The Coen Brothers - Joel Coen - Ethan Coen - Directors

“Calmer than you are”: the scene that defines the brilliance of the Coen brothers

Everything brilliant in a single minute.

Jan 3, 2025

Owen Wilson - Actor

‘Beaker Morant’: The overlooked movie Owen Wilson introduced Wes Anderson to

Film friends.

Jan 3, 2025

Lou Reed - The Velvet Underground - Guitar

‘Heroin’: the understated brilliance of the music in The Velvet Underground classic

A defining anthem.

Jan 3, 2025

Paul Simon - 1975 - Musician

‘Spirit Voices’: Paul Simon’s bizarre ayahuasca trip

Day tripping.

Jan 2, 2025

The best albums of 2024, as selected by bands and artists

The best albums of 2024, as selected by bands and artists

The artist’s choice.

Jan 2, 2025

Peter Hook - Bassist - New Order - Joy Division - The Light

Peter Hook: “Trout Mask wasn’t a work of untutored genius, it was untutored crap”

“Full of shit”.

Jan 2, 2025

Alice Cooper - 1970s - Musician

The songs Alice Cooper should’ve written, according to Alice Cooper

The spirit of rebellion.

Jan 1, 2025