“I’d never heard it like that, apart from on record, because in the days of Zeppelin, I’d do as much as I could with the one guitar”: 25 years ago, Jimmy Page’s live vision for one Zeppelin classic was fully realized – thanks to the Black Crowes
“To my utter horror I heard myself noodling all the way through our chat. On Brian’s own guitar!”: The first time I met Brian May – and we were both wearing clogs
“Sly turned his back on me in the control room, giving a shout whenever he heard something he liked”: How Larry Graham’s hand-picked replacement supercharged this 1973 hit for Sly & The Family Stone with an iconic bassline
in Artists, Singers & Songwriters “I immediately heard the melody in my head. I just felt intuitively, ‘This is gonna be something’”: How Madonna created a dancefloor classic — with a sample that other artists could only dream of using
in Artists, Synths, Tech “I loved it so much that I hunted down the synths he used”: Ethel Cain’s ethereal new song features a Yamaha DX7S heard on the Twin Peaks soundtrack
in Artists, Guitarists “It’s a preamp, but it’s got the biggest distortion I’ve ever heard”: Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell reveals the secret weapon on his pedalboard – a plain box with one knob and oodles of gain
in Artists, Electric Guitars, Guitarists, Guitars “The people I’ve met, the stories I’ve heard and the places I’ve wound up in has been an absolute odyssey”: Exhibition featuring life-sized photos of 100 legendary artists’ guitars to open in London
in Artist Lessons, Lessons “Anyone who has ever heard Toto’s Hold The Line will know he can let it rip with the best of them”: 4 searing blues guitar solo ideas in the style of Steve Lukather