Bands

“They inspire me to be weirder and more myself”: Olivia Rodrigo names her current favourite band

By Ben Rogerson published 4 June 26

“I was so lucky to get to perform with them at Lollapalooza last year,” she adds

Christopher Cross admits that he "ripped off" Paul McCartney on Ride Like The Wind

By Ben Rogerson published 4 June 26

"I don't think I've ever told Paul that. He's probably gonna say ‘I should have gotten royalties’”

Paul McCartney shows you how to play the mystery guitar chord that kickstarted his new album

By Ben Rogerson published 3 June 26

“These notes are D, C, Eb and B,” he confirms

Ronnie Wood on the first Stones song he helped to create – before he was in the band

By Paul Elliott published 3 June 26

He also gave a guitar lesson to Keith Moon and Ringo Starr

“Eddie Van Halen ruined rock guitar all through the '80s and '90s”: Fighting talk from the Jesus And Mary Chain

By Beth Simpson published 3 June 26

William Reid: “Guitar players should never learn scales” – Discuss

“I don't know what you have to be so proud of right now": Black Crowes booed at gig in Tampa, Florida

By Beth Simpson published 2 June 26

It started when section of crowd started chanting ‘U-S-A!’

"We play it at three times the speed or in a reggae or funk style": Bluetones on their biggest hit

By Beth Simpson published 2 June 26

Slight Return reached Number Two in early 1996

Commodores co-founder and bassist Ronald LaPread has died, aged 75

By Ben Rogerson published 1 June 26

“They said, ‘oh man, it’s too black’”