“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”
Fender Japan is releasing Pokemon guitars with an onboard 8-bit effect – but they’re so limited you need to enter a lottery to get one
“I’d never seen anything like that… for him, recording was like drinking water”: Prince’s right-hand man Levi Seacer Jr. discusses the moment he discovered the late musician’s legendary vault
It’s official: Fender confirms NAM A2 compatibility is coming to the Tone Master Pro for the modeler’s biggest update yet
Troy Van Leeuwen has turned a QOTSA rehearsal joke into an actual pedal – and it features a severed finger
