“TAKE ME BACK TO DEAR OLD BLIGHTY…”
Forty years on, "The Queen Is Dead" is still THE SMITHS at their incandescent peak – an album powered by the peerless songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr and the unique four-way bond between the band. Here, members and collaborators share the album’s secrets – from experiments in the studio to unexpected meetings in motorway service stations, Morrissey’s postcard missives and encounters with Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop and Eartha Kitt .
BOY FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
"As Long Long Road" continues his late-career return to country, RINGO STARR reflects on childhood heroes, Nashville sessions, Beatlesera instincts – and why he’s looking back to move forward. “For the last year or so, I’ve been thinking about where I came from,” he confides to Michael Bonner. “And where I ended up…”
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WANNA GROW UP TO BE…
As PIXIES begin their 40th anniversary celebrations, the band’s original lineup – BLACK FRANCIS, KIM DEAL, JOEY SANTIAGO and DAVID LOVERING – look back on their formative years, from twisted screams in freezing rehearsal studios to angry skinheads and “deviant” hit singles. “We were so normal,” they protest to Tom Pinnock.
TRY FOR THE KINGDOM
In 1966, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO brought together the worlds of avant-garde art, European cool and downtown rock’n’roll in one explosive package. Sixty years on, the survivors share tales of drugs, breakdowns, burnouts, blocked toilets and hospital beds – and, of course, the creation of some of the most important music ever made. “We only did things our way,” learns Tom Pinnock. “We were arrogant, perhaps, in thinking we knew best. We were also right. We did know best…”
A to Z This month…
“TAKE ME BACK TO DEAR OLD BLIGHTY…”
Forty years on, "The Queen Is Dead" is still THE SMITHS at their incandescent peak – an album powered by the peerless songwriting partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr and the unique four-way bond between the band. Here, members and collaborators share the album’s secrets – from experiments in the studio to unexpected meetings in motorway service stations, Morrissey’s postcard missives and encounters with Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop and Eartha Kitt .
BOY FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
"As Long Long Road" continues his late-career return to country, RINGO STARR reflects on childhood heroes, Nashville sessions, Beatlesera instincts – and why he’s looking back to move forward. “For the last year or so, I’ve been thinking about where I came from,” he confides to Michael Bonner. “And where I ended up…”
AtoZ
This month…
WANNA GROW UP TO BE…
As PIXIES begin their 40th anniversary celebrations, the band’s original lineup – BLACK FRANCIS, KIM DEAL, JOEY SANTIAGO and DAVID LOVERING – look back on their formative years, from twisted screams in freezing rehearsal studios to angry skinheads and “deviant” hit singles. “We were so normal,” they protest to Tom Pinnock.
TRY FOR THE KINGDOM
In 1966, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND AND NICO brought together the worlds of avant-garde art, European cool and downtown rock’n’roll in one explosive package. Sixty years on, the survivors share tales of drugs, breakdowns, burnouts, blocked toilets and hospital beds – and, of course, the creation of some of the most important music ever made. “We only did things our way,” learns Tom Pinnock. “We were arrogant, perhaps, in thinking we knew best. We were also right. We did know best…”
A to Z This month…