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I did the vocals in the nude the Bangles on how they made Eternal Flame

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How we madeCulture‘It felt like skinny-dipping,’ says singer Susanna Hoffs. ‘I ended up doing it for most of the album’ Susanna Hoffs, singer, guitarist, co-writerIn 1988, it felt like the Bangles had been touring endlessly. Our second album, Different Light, with the singles Manic Monday and Walk Like an Egyptian, had been released two years earlier. Now, finally, we could take a break from living on buses together. I began collaborating with the songwriting team Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who wrote Like a Virgin and True Colors. Read More...

Old music: Loudon Wainwright III - Motel Blues | Loudon Wainwright III

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Old musicLoudon Wainwright IIIOld music: Loudon Wainwright III - Motel BluesThe life of the touring musician isn't all Rolls Royces in swimming pools, as this old nugget provesBeing a touring musician is just one big peripatetic piss-up, isn't it? A riot of adoring fans, free booze and women (or men) as you barrel merrily from one exotic location to the next. Trust a songwriter as singular as Loudon Wainwright III to do away with the glamour and focus on the less celebrated parts of the job. Read More...

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