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“I had no idea that song would become what it became": The hard-rocking Lenny Kravitz hit that’s full of surprises
By Amit Sharma published
“I’m singing ‘I am the chosen, I’m the one’, but it’s not about me – it’s about Christ”

“I’d have to smoke a big joint to be able to listen to it!”: Fleetwood Mac star Lindsey Buckingham's unusual solo albums
By Paul Elliott published
“Roy Thomas Baker spent most of the time just barking orders”

“Eddie was always experimenting”: Van Halen's Michael Anthony on the band’s cult classic Women And Children First
By Paul Elliott published
Less surprisingly, he said “it was party time in the studio”

Science indicates that musicians do actually die younger - but why?
By Adam Douglas published
Are musicians and other music industry professionals really at greater risk of an early death than the general public? Studies say it’s true

“All I could think about was Black Sabbath!”: How Pantera singer Phil Anselmo fell under Sabbath’s evil spell
By Paul Elliott published
And why he thinks that Norwegian black metal ruled in the ’90s

“Bonzo picked Harrison up and launched him into the swimming pool”: When Led Zeppelin's drummer dunked a Beatle
By Paul Elliott published
According to Zeppelin's manager, Harrison called it “the greatest night of my life!”

“I heard things he did with Johnny Cash. I was impressed”: How Neil Diamond scored his first No.1 album with Rick Rubin
By Paul Elliott published
“We went in to make demos. We didn’t go in to make a record”

“I put a pitch-shifter on the master bus!”: In the era of lo-fi beats and bedroom recording, does sound quality even matter anymore?
By Adam Douglas published
With bedroom-produced DIY tracks topping the streaming charts and explosive distortion the new norm on TikTok, is sound quality becoming irrelevant in 2026?
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