The B-52s Inspiration: Kate Pierson on pop music’s most empowering hit
“It changed me.”
The B-52s
The band that introduced Dave Grohl to a “world of weird music”
“They definitely opened up a whole new world to me.”
From Led Zeppelin to The Beatles: Dave Grohl’s 10 favourite albums of all time
Grohl made some excellent choices.
‘Dance This Mess Around’: The ‘SNL’ performance that changed Dave Grohl’s life
“I had never seen anything like that.”
Tuning in: Kate Pierson of The B-52’s explains how Janis Joplin changed her life
A piece of LSD-drenched magic.
The B-52’s Kate Pierson on the artist who “epitomised hippiedom”
“I could never sing like her—I mean, I can’t even try.”
‘Private Idaho’: The B-52s’ ode to paranoia
The new wave legends found inspiration in the strangest places.
‘I Dreamed I Dream’: The song Sonic Youth wrote at “random”
“It’s a way of working. I sometimes still use.”
Dave Grohl’s favourite songs of all time
“Hearing that I thought ‘Oh my god, I want to be a musician”.
