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Tears For Fears give Harry Styles’ performance of their biggest hit the seal of approval

“I don’t think we would’ve found any success had someone else been the lead singer”: A rock classic that’s now hit over two billion streams

“The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band”: The story of a cult classic

When Prince gave the Bangles Manic Monday he assumed they would just sing over his demo, but the band had other ideas

“We were labelled ‘the new Led Zeppelin’. But it was a blessing and a curse”: A great rock band that had it all – and then blew it

“Black Sabbath and Judas Priest invented true heavy metal music”: How Priest singer Rob Halford remembers their breakthrough moment

Songwriter Diane Warren is bewildered by some of her lyrics for what became Aerosmith's biggest hit

“When we went to collect the Grammy for Song of the Year, I was thinking, ’How did this happen?’”: This No.1 hit is the pinnacle of yacht rock

“In terms of the guitar solo, he just keeps going!”: The genius of David Gilmour – by Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett and more

How PinkPantheress’s meteoric rise has been aided and abetted by Basement Jaxx

“I guess I wasn’t surprised”: Pete Tong admits he has to wear a hearing aid these days

How Alan Braxe and Fred Falke made an all-time house classic with just a sampler and a bass guitar

"Extraordinary resilience, but resilience is not a policy”: New report into UK electronic music brings mixed news

“Every producer bows down to Dilla, whether they like it or not”: How J Dilla and his MPC changed beatmaking forever

“There was a time I was collecting synths – it’s a bit weird downgrading from that”: Ikonika on going back-to-basics

“We have a perverse or healthy attraction to crazy ideas”: Soulwax are throwing a rave – at Abbey Road Studios

"His creative influence spans every corner of contemporary culture”: Mark Ronson to receive Brits Outstanding Contribution award

“Emotional and soul crushing”: Aphex Twin has more Youtube listeners than Taylor Swift and this is the reason why

“I can play up to 20 hits per second”: Meet Jason Barnes – the AI-assisted one armed drummer

“Afterwards he sent David an invoice for $10,000”: Tony Visconti on Dave Grohl’s “ludicrious” Bowie session fee

“That was a big mistake. I underestimated just how difficult it would be”: When Phil Collins played drums with a Genesis tribute act

“Ignore the Hall Of Fame drummer sitting next to you”: Chad Smith is replacement drum teacher for the day

“Definitely one of the biggest highlights of my career”: The Cadburys ad gorilla remembers his “dream job”

“We are going to move on and find another drummer”: Dave Grohl says that Josh Freese’s exit from the Foo Fighters wasn't complex

“One day it was nothing but laughs. Then it was over": Josh Freese is still puzzled why he was fired from Foo Fighters

“We’re the perfect band for that. We’ve been talking”: Tool are looking into a 2027 Sphere residency

"Forever a true friend and brother”: Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken has died, aged 72

“Who knows what’s next?”: Alex James on Britpop Classical, Blur and prospect of returning to Coachella

“This will revolutionise the ticketing marketplace”: US Justice Department and Live Nation sign deal

My Bloody Valentine’s sound engineer on wrangling the shoegaze pioneers’ huge live setup

“What Africa is capable of when vision meets excellence”: Record broken for Largest Orchestra at an Afrobeats concert

Hello Old Friend: Clapton heads out to Midwest for September tour

“This is a love and friendship story I have with Mexico”: Shakira plays largest gig in Mexico City’s Zócalo

“If they want to jump on stage, great”: Could Billy Joel make a live comeback at his own tribute night?

Lights Up: Harry Styles one-off cut price Manchester show is to be made into a Netflix Special

In an era of loudness, Laufey is flying the flag for "the lost art of dynamics"

“I thought Motörhead was just a load of noise – but good noise”: A classic interview with former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell

“It would be way better if drummers weren’t reduced to nothing”: Eric Johnson on the one thing he doesn’t like about modern pop music

Here's why Prince never allowed his music to be used in Guitar Hero

BB King was the undisputed King of the Blues – but Joe Bonamassa says he also taught him how to use an iPod

Joe Satriani on what he told David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen when they called about EVH tribute tour

“I was caught in the middle of all of that band drama": When Adrian Belew was asked to replace David Byrne in Talking Heads

Country star John Osborne’s signature Tele comes factory modded with a distressed nitro finish, custom pickups – and it’s even got a B-bender too

Eddie Van Halen’s guitar solo didn't overheat a speaker during the making of Michael Jackson’s Beat It, but an AC/DC issue did

Why Cory Wong needed the signature wah pedal that could do it all

Greg Phillinganes schools Clyde Lawrence on how to play the piano part in Toto’s Rosanna correctly

Tony Banks says that virtuoso technique was never his priority, but avoiding "lazy" chord progressions was

"They did a beautiful job": How The Repair Shop restored The Stranglers’ vintage keyboard

“Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative": Perry Bamonte, of the Cure, dies aged 65

"The most unbelievable thing I’d ever seen": Synth player Steve Porcaro on writing with Michael Jackson

"I still seem to be very capable of hitting the odd wrong note”: Rick Wakeman shares positive health update

“A unique, talented, and innovative musician”: Tributes paid to Blancmange's Stephen Luscombe

Cradle of Filth guitarist Ashok fired mid-tour, days after keyboardist wife quits citing low pay and “toxic” atmosphere

Kylie Minogue’s Tension tour keyboard player reveals the compact synth she relies on

“A lot of people got a hard drive full of music and they don’t know how to finish… just tell everybody, ‘Hey, that’s what I got – hope you like it!’”: Watch Saba, No ID and Jimmy Douglass build a track from scratch

“MIDI controllers can be expensive!": PinkPantheress records her songs using her MacBook’s keyboard

Eddie Van Halen’s guitar solo didn't overheat a speaker during the making of Michael Jackson’s Beat It, but an AC/DC issue did

“Afterwards he sent David an invoice for $10,000”: Tony Visconti on Dave Grohl’s “ludicrious” Bowie session fee

Harry Styles says that “hypnotic” electronic music by the likes of Floating Points and Jamie XX has influenced his new album

How PinkPantheress’s meteoric rise has been aided and abetted by Basement Jaxx

How a warped sample and some Anderson .Paak magic helped Ravyn Lenae to create Love Me Not, her viral hit

"I've never been interested in it because it's a digital synthesizer": Mike Dean shows off his "crazy rare" vintage PPG Wave

PinkPantheress becomes the first woman to win Producer of the Year at the BRIT Awards

Tears For Fears give Harry Styles’ performance of their biggest hit the seal of approval

“The Matrix hack song”: Is Anita Ward’s Ring My Bell more than just a disco classic?

“It was horrifying. I don't know what happened”: Alex Warren on his Grammys night in-ear monitor mishap

Watch Paul Rudd and Joe Jonas going from friends to foes in the trailer for songwriting drama Power Ballad

When Prince gave the Bangles Manic Monday he assumed they would just sing over his demo, but the band had other ideas

“MIDI controllers can be expensive!": PinkPantheress records her songs using her MacBook’s keyboard

New George Michael tour film and live album announced

“I didn't say that I think her music was 'boring'”: Jack White puts the record straight about Taylor Swift

“Right now I gotta lotta of rehabbing to do”: Jello Biafra has had been hospitalised with a stroke

Tears For Fears give Harry Styles’ performance of their biggest hit the seal of approval

“The Matrix hack song”: Is Anita Ward’s Ring My Bell more than just a disco classic?

“The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band”: The story of a cult classic

When Prince gave the Bangles Manic Monday he assumed they would just sing over his demo, but the band had other ideas

New George Michael tour film and live album announced

“Music is just such a sweet shop”: Jonny Greenwood to release album with Qawwali musician Shye Ben Tzur

“I was told to take it off": Damon Albarn reveals that Lou Reed’s voice on The Mountain is a ‘replica’

“When we went to collect the Grammy for Song of the Year, I was thinking, ’How did this happen?’”: This No.1 hit is the pinnacle of yacht rock

“We’re from North Hollywood! What do we have to sing about Africa?”: How Toto crafted their deathless classic