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Heroin

Charlie Watts, Copenhagen 1965 - By Bent Rej

The strange accident that helped Charlie Watts kick his heroin addiction: “Keith picked me up”

A dark period.

Joe Taysom
Jun 5, 2026
Depeche Mode - 2023

A punch, a club, and a realisation: The heroin deal in 1993 that almost ended Depeche Mode

“My cats’ lives are out…”

Tom Phelan
May 11, 2026
Billy Joel - And So It Goes - Documentary - 2025 - HBO

The song Billy Joel couldn’t have made without heroin: “It got me so high”

The harsher side of soft rock.

Tim Coffman
Apr 16, 2026
Signed D.C. Arthur Lee’s uncompromising description of addiction on Love’s debut album

‘Signed DC’: Arthur Lee’s uncompromising description of addiction on Love’s debut album

Inspired by the plight of an ex-bandmate.

Andrew Clayman
Jan 4, 2026
Layne Staley - Alice In Chains - Frontman - Singer - 1990s

The tragic final days of Alice in Chains leader Layne Staley

Down in a hole.

Thomas Coll
May 16, 2025

The literal meaning behind The Stranglers’ opus ‘Golden Brown’

What could it be?

Eoghan Lyng
Jun 5, 2022

Ranking all the tracks on ‘Velvet Underground & Nico’ in order of greatness

Forever timeless.

Drew Wardle
Mar 12, 2021
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