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Beatles fans on a Liverpool tour bus get an unexpected bonus as they pull up alongside Paul McCartney
By Beth Simpson Published
“It was surreal” says the driver

"He was an absolute hero”: Howard Jones on the synth legend who inspired him
By Ben Rogerson Published
“I saw the classical music as my way to get good at playing the pop and rock stuff,” he says

“In 20 minutes this song almost wrote itself”: Phil Collins and Philip Bailey’s classic ’80s hit
By Neil Crossley Published
“We ended up using the demo because it had an energy and a sound”

“A true original who lived entirely on her own terms”: L7 announce that bassist Jennifer Finch has died
By Beth Simpson Published
She had been suffering from brain cancer

“I kept it a cappella, and this detail affected everything to come”: How Tom's Diner affected the way we listen to music
By Beth Simpson Published
Song turns 45 years old this November

“I said, ‘What does it matter?": Mick Jagger didn’t see the point in using tape on the new Stones album
By Ben Rogerson Published
Plus, he’s been sharing his thoughts on Olivia Rodrigo’s ability to make rock music

"I’m going to go out on a limb and say we don’t want this”: Lorde slams Spotify's About the Song feature
By Ben Rogerson Published
New feature was announced last year and is currently in beta

“Joni called Jaco Pastorius the bassist of her dreams and his playing helped liberate her music”
By Neil Crossley Published
The song emerged from the hedonism and chaos of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue tour

Rogét Chahayed: “We signed away our rights to get some cash, then a year and a half later, the album came out and two of our songs were on there”
By Danny Turner Published
Having worked on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 magnum opus, only to go uncredited, Chahayed reflects on the lessons the experience taught him about the industry
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