Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Eric Clapton pays tribute to Bobby Whitlock, his Derek and the Dominos bandmate, who has died, aged 77
Whitlock also supported Rita Coolidge’s claim that she should have received a writing credit on Layla
Laufey and Clairo rank Taylor Swift albums and weigh in on the Folklore vs Evermore debate
Turns out they’re pretty much in agreement
Sabrina Carpenter celebrates September a month early as she duets with Earth, Wind & Fire
“I thought, ‘why not bring out my friends from Chicago?’”
After duetting with Weezer, Olivia Rodrigo wraps up her Guts era by teasing her third album
The star made two notable festival appearances over the weekend
“Found some cassettes in the attic!”: Lisa Coleman just discovered her own ‘vault’ of Prince recordings
Will anyone ever get to hear them, though?
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne dies, aged 76
Family releases short statement confirming the news
Stevie Wonder reveals how he recorded the Moog synth bassline and “laidback” vocals on a '70s classic
Stevie also says that he’s working on a new “project”, Through The Eyes Of Wonder
“Once you’ve seen this film, you’ll never hear Vienna the same way again," says Billy Joel doc director
“He has 121 songs in his catalogue and we used over 110"
Barry Can’t Swim has no time for people who have an issue with artists using synth presets
“I'm really not one who kind of gets in and builds a sound from scratch," admits the musician/producer
50 years after leaving Genesis, Peter Gabriel has reunited with Tony Banks on a new project
“It brought back many good memories of being in a band,” says Gabriel
Fred Armisen says that the late Steve Albini was “instrumental” in the creation of his new album
He also had a helping hand from Dave Grohl
Olivia Rodrigo’s lead guitarist says that she cried after learning that she'd get to play with Robert Smith
“Our music director came and told us, and was like, ‘This is very secret – you cannot tell anyone,” says Arianna Powell
Mk.gee’s collaboration with Justin Bieber has arrived on Bieber’s surprise new album, Swag
Mk.gee’s frequent collaborator Dijon is also on the record
Billy Joel reveals the classical music origins of one of his biggest hits
“My own history as a musician started with me hearing classical music,” he says
How Billy Joel ended up joining the ‘60s band that gave him his break as a recording artist
“All of a sudden, it came to me. I said, ‘So look, if you join The Hassles, I’ll give you this brand-new B3 Hammond,’” says drummer Jon Small
How Amerie created a ‘00s R&B/funk classic with producer Rich Harrison
“The original sample, you can feel the vibe there, but the way he flipped it is what really made it feel go-go”
David Guetta says he’s never played a pre-recorded DJ set, and can’t understand why anyone would think he has
"I think it's absolutely ridiculous, because beat matching is so easy," he argues
Producer Danny L Harle enlists “dream collaborator” PinkPantheress for new song Starlight
“Starlight reaches for a kind of euphoric melancholy - a guiding light in all of my music,” says Harle
Sabrina Carpenter is Hungry Like The Wolf as she performs with surprise guests Duran Duran
Well, half of Duran Duran, anyway
Bob Geldof on how Paul McCartney’s Live Aid performance was almost a disaster
“He was driving up from Sussex, listening to U2 on the radio, and they were so good, he was getting really nervous,” remembers Geldof
Want to learn to play Wonderwall on the guitar? You’re not the only one…
By now, you should’ve somehow realised that it’s in F# minor
Lorde unmasks the guitar part on her new album that was created using a ‘90s Roland V-Guitar processor
Plus, the Teenage Engineering OP-1 patch that “shows up everywhere” on the record
"I could not sing”: Doja Cat says that she now knows how to use her voice “as an instrument”
She also calls out people who enjoy pop music but “don’t respect it or what it is”
