Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Yardbirds, the British band who gave rise to Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. From rave-ups at the Marquee, via psychedelic sonics, all the way to Led Zeppelin.
Rob Hughes takes a look at the idiosyncratic life and work of a tragic genius David Berman as American Water – the first great masterpiece by his band Silver Jews – turns 25.