“People have tried to copy those licks. But it’s impossible”: How Paul Simon courted controversy and channelled a midlife crisis to create his biggest and most vibrant ’80s hit
Get ready to go back to Back To Black: Amy Winehouse’s 2006 blockbuster to get the 20th anniversary deluxe reissue treatment
Gene Simmons confirms why Kiss can never play live again without permission: “They own the makeup and everything”
“I don’t think Liam even realised there were cameras there for the first week”: Don’t Look Back In Anger film makers reveal how they secretly filmed the first Oasis rehearsals in 15 years
“We have carefully preserved these items for decades, not because of their value, but because of the memories they hold”: A Yamaha C3 grand piano and AKG C414 EB mic used by Freddie Mercury are heading for auction
“The thing I remember most was all the musicians when I came up with the little guitar lick saying: ‘Damn, that’s so good, that’s the coolest little lick'”: How Dolly Parton created a country classic later covered by The White Stripes, Beyoncé and more
Eric Johnson on what you need to look for to find the perfect guitar: “That’s probably the most important thing”
The Warning’s Dany Villarreal has launched her first PRS signature guitar – and she’s swapped out the Bird inlays for something else entirely
Fender honors George Harrison’s legendary Beatles Bass VI with Custom Shop reissue: “It played a defining role in some of the most influential recordings ever made”
“My favorite bass needs to be retired, but it plays so good and has this unmistakable sound. So I gave it to Spector and said, ‘Let’s get close to that’”: How Rex Brown’s new signature bass channels his punchiest Pantera era
“I sat on the toilet, with a copy of Playboy in my left hand and my sax in my right hand and we did the takes there”: The genius of Supertramp’s greatest song
UK Prime Minister covers The Smiths with Ukrainian soldiers: “Not sure if they regret handing me that guitar now”
“We’re finding that void in culture and then imagining what we want the world to hear”: How Jack Antonoff gets the best out of the globe’s biggest stars
AI models can identify iconic jazz pianists based on their recordings, while also revealing their “musical fingerprints”
“I was in a position where I could maybe put a deposit on a house or I could do this crazy experiment. I chose to go all in on the music”: Meet the singer-songwriter who’s playing a gig every day in 2026 in an effort to make it
