“I felt what Capitol label head Gary Gersh did was malevolent and almost vindictive. He just kicked me to the curb”: Billy Squier on his classic album that went unheard when the label tried to bury it
“I’d rather you didn’t listen to our music on there. Please don’t”: Electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso say they’ve returned to Spotify because they can’t afford not to
“I’ve come to understand what heavy metal is”: William Shatner covers Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and Motörhead in his first live heavy metal show
“I thought, ‘This is a McCartney song, surely? No, it’s Andy.’ What a joyful noise. I even liked my out-of-tune intro. Steven Wilson corrected that when he remastered everything. But I miss it”: Dave Gregory on the guitar story behind XTC’s 1979 classic
“The most painful thing was having the sky painted, frame by frame, on my face”: We crack open Peter Gabriel’s signature hit
“I thought: ‘Come on, don’t be ridiculous, of course it’s not him. Chris Martin doesn’t roam the streets of London’”: A London busker just sang a duet with the Coldplay frontman without realising who he was
“Brent remains relevant to Mastodon’s brand even after his exclusion and death”: Brent Hinds’ estate sets the record straight on its ongoing Mastodon lawsuit
“A highly flexible compact mixer and USB interface that’s perfect for desktop recording and live performance”: Roland Go:Mixer Studio review
“I couldn’t get it together. Robert came in, with his martini and cigarette, and said, ‘I don’t want Robbie McIntosh. I don’t want Clapton. I want you’”: How British superstar Robert Palmer pushed his guitarist out of imposter syndrome
“I have no idea why Gillie wanted his guitars to look like 1950s kitchen cabinets. Maybe it matched his personality or the band’s stage outfits”: Walnut brown, super-rare, these custom-order ’50s Fender Telecasters beg the question – who was Gillie?
“I modified The Edge’s Strat and he got this magic music out of it. Even I never thought of using it that way”: The fabled Infinite Guitar saved one of U2’s biggest hits. But why did Michael Brook’s invention never go into production?
“No plugins, no compressors, no gates… I don’t know how I did it!”: Underworld reflect on how they made their most breathtaking album
Ed Sheeran breaks his silence on Gaza after tour controversy: “I cannot hide how I feel about it anymore”
