Its writer refused to record it. Pat Boone almost killed it. Then it was resurrected as a B-side to an indie prestige project. Martin Aston on how Tim Buckley's Song to the Siren became a modern classic

You sell a couple million albums. You're adored. Then 90% of your fanbase deserts you – and your record label isn't far behind. Rob Fitzpatrick investigates band collapse syndrome

As long as David Gray gives his still-sizable following a bit of what they want, he can do as he pleases on stage, where his untamed bellow and offbeat humour has space to roam, writes Dave Simpson