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How extreme stress birthed the iconic heart of John 'Cougar' Mellencamp's smash hit

"It’s amazing what you can do if you’re put on the spot", said Luthier Dave Rusan

Events will take place across Shoreditch, London for a week in June next year

Hats very much off to Eightminutesupsidedown for this frankly staggering piece of work

Rebel Rouser instrumentalist was massively influential founding father of rock 'n' roll

Could it eclipse the $6m bill for Cobain's MTV unplugged acoustic?

Musical polymath takes issue with bearded superproducer

UK-wide extravaganza will offer 1000s of free taster lessons to players and singers

Hurry though - entries for this potential big break close this week

McCartney spilled the beans on this day in 1970

Slash's go-to live weapon gets a faithful repro outing

Waterboys' leader Mike Scott leads tributes, writing "You are one of the finest musicians I've ever known"

Atlanta stalwart's death following cancer battle confirmed by band

"Those little riffs that they had on them are really cool"

'Classic vintage red' livery coming to the Vox AC Custom range very soon

Oscar-nominated Bond and American Beauty director aiming to "challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies"

All proceeds will go to the Teenage Charity Trust

Paul McCartney: “I remember the guys getting pissed with me... I was trying to get what was in my head.” 

Billboard Pro sources put even the lowest sync fees at $150k each

Other, hopefully keener, 2024 nominees include Ozzy Osbourne, Sinead O’Connor, Jane’s Addiction, and A Tribe Called Quest

Jack Antonff, accepting Producer award, says "Taylor Swift kicked that f***ing door open for me"

Tom Morello says he "basically invented punk rock music", while Jack White calls Kramer "definitely part of the solution"

Universal Media Group accuses social media giant of - amongst other things - "sponsoring artist replacement by AI"

Celebrating an iconic gig on its anniversary: "Someone called from the police station saying, ‘You’ve got 10 minutes'... there was a whole chorus of toilets being flushed.”