“He didn’t tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it”: When an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story
“He was very keen and a bit too excited… I didn’t like the idea of: ‘Now here’s another album'”: Tony Iommi on why he turned down the opportunity of one final Sabbath album with original line-up
“He spent all day programming a backing track then ripped the power cable out with his bloody foot and lost all the drum programming”: The New Order classic “stolen” from a Donna Summer B-side
Dave Grohl on how Nirvana were blindsided by the success of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”: “We played that song for the first time and the audience went nuts”
“Addiction is a disease and it’s terrifying… my family and my future had to come first”: Elbow drummer Richard Jupp on why he walked away for a life of sobriety
Angine de Poitrine broke a string onstage – and restringing the double-neck was so challenging it nearly derailed the show
“I remember looking at it on the floor going, ‘That can not be The Smiths’ guitar’”: The Johnny Marr guitar hidden in an iconic Oasis photoshoot
“My message is for peace; love for all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect, and equality”: Pink, Joe Bonamassa and Foo Fighters are all drawn into kerfuffle over Macklemore’s pro-Palestine speech
“It’s the only guitar that I’ve ever had stolen, and the neck was like a ’50s Les Paul. It was amazing”: Noel Gallagher and Johnny Marr have a theory about Stratocasters – and one legendary Strat in common
“Meatloaf dippers, oh so light and yummy/Go on and warm your tummy, with dippers”: Bon Iver has written an ad jingle so catchy it will drive you mad
“Classical guitar is under-appreciated in heavy music. No-one would think it could hold a drop A# tuning”: Alt-rock nomad Emma Ruth Rundle on channeling Smashing Pumpkins, her nylon-string awakening, and what made her sell her beloved Gibson SG
“I don’t want to say it was a dirty little secret. Insiders knew, but I wasn’t really allowed to talk about it”: Why Anthrax’s riff-writing isn’t like other bands’
“That energy popped back like we had been playing all the time. Nobody was rusty, man. Everybody was on – like we’d just got off the J.B.’s bus!” How Bootsy Collins and his James Brown alumni brought the J.B.’s back to life for the Superbad soundtrack
“There’s the Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass. But there’s no mother of bluegrass”: How Lindsay Lou, Molly Tuttle and an all-star cast united to uncover the women behind bluegrass’ biggest songs
“When I’ve played the guitars of people I’ve looked up to, it always feels like there’s DNA on them – like you’re getting a visit from your heroes”: Marcus King on his new signature Epiphone acoustic, playing Tiger, and his brotherhood with Brent Hinds
“We tell our guitar techs we’re sorry profusely. I feel horrible for making their lives miserable”: Mark Holcomb on how Periphery harnesses super-heavy guitars for a super-heavy album that takes djent to a dark place
“Gibbons has used his frequently on ZZ Top albums – he often plays through two at once”: Meet the world’s first ‘pedal’ – a steampunk wonderland you need Windex to use
