“Porcupine Tree is still an ongoing concern. We are writing another album”: Gavin Harrison on the future of Porcupine Tree and King Crimson – plus his tips for miking drums and getting through 17-minute songs without collapsing
“The chords were so complicated and jazzy, I was like, ‘Man, you just play this song. I don’t even know what I’m doing right now.’ So she did”: The making of the poignant Amy Winehouse classic that even wowed Prince
“So this is song one, day one, and I’m thinking, ‘This could be over, this could all be over right now'”: Session keyboard ace Spooner Oldham on a breakthrough Aretha Franklin session
“It was me realising that Lindsey was going to haunt me for the rest of my life. And he has”: How Stevie Nicks created the classic break-up anthem that was cut from Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours – and resurrected 20 years later as a live tour de force
Guitar Center is kicking off Black Friday mega early with a monstrous up to 30% off favourites from Epiphone, beginner pianos from Casio and studio staples from KRK
“You have to understand what that band sounded like in that room. Duane Allman. Dickey Betts. Gregg Allman. Berry Oakley. Butch Trucks. Jaimoe. The energy was incredible”: The magical chemistry of The Allman Brothers Band – as witnessed by Al Di Meola
Behringer is coming for your wallet with a $200 open-source SP-1200 clone, an eight-voice take on the Korg Polysix and a Roland-inspired drum machine
“We thought it’d be fun to do songs that people would hate”: Foo Fighters finally release lost cover of Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street
“You’ve got to know when to gracefully and proudly step off that stage”: Kiss legend Gene Simmons talks frankly about the importance of “respecting” fans
“A once-in-a-lifetime piece of dancefloor history”: Ministry of Sound’s award-winning sound system is up for sale
“That’s the way vocals are supposed to sound!”: What Journey legend Steve Perry said to Donnie Iris, the geeky cult hero who has died just weeks after his farewell show
“I was praying, because it was live TV. There were like a billion people watching”: John 5 on the time tech issues almost ruined one of his biggest Mötley Crüe gigs at the NFL draft
Nelly reveals Taylor Swift once paid him for a show appearance with $50,000 cash in a McDonald’s bag: “I would’ve done it for free”
