<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Feature ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/feature Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “People are still trying to learn Free Bird and how to play like him. But he never got to hear all the praise about his playing”: Lynyrd Skynyrd legend Gary Rossington’s memories of his fellow guitarist Allen Collins and the band’s heroic ’80s comeback ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/people-are-still-trying-to-learn-free-bird-and-how-to-play-like-him-but-he-never-got-to-hear-all-the-praise-about-his-playing-lynyrd-skynyrd-legend-gary-rossingtons-memories-of-his-fellow-guitarist-allen-collins-and-the-bands-heroic-80s-comeback wL3ALBMpmYPs8BLFng4Hgj Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You have no excuses to have bad technique nowadays”: Has Matteo Mancuso arrived as the world’s greatest guitar player? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/matteo-mancuso-route-96 qGKbJWJmqP9jRNK6nwovPJ Fri, 29 May 2026 17:07:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Neil sat in the control room and played it. We looked at each other and we both knew it was a number one record. It was incredible”: How Neil Young created his biggest hit – with love in his heart and an ache in his back ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/neil-sat-in-the-control-room-and-played-it-we-looked-at-each-other-and-we-both-knew-it-was-a-number-one-record-it-was-incredible-how-neil-young-created-his-biggest-hit-with-love-in-his-heart-and-an-ache-in-his-back v5f7hRh8M9k2iJb9Kpad3K Fri, 29 May 2026 12:24:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “John, Paul and George looked like they had gone back in time, like they were kids again, playing together for the sheer enjoyment of it”: The joyful making of The Beatles’ life-affirming finale ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/the-beatles-the-end-medley-story h9bcHZtRk56gcKhgwWeRjW Fri, 29 May 2026 11:20:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Let's get quizzical: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #8! ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/lets-get-quizzical-its-musicradars-quiz-of-the-week-8 f2ExJFQau4L4hTGa8ukCWY Fri, 29 May 2026 09:29:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It comes across as a song about peaceful love and hippie stuff, but it was a protest song”: The story of Hold My Hand, the single that launched Hootie & The Blowfish, the most unlikely mega-selling band of the 1990s ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singles-albums/it-comes-across-as-a-song-about-peaceful-love-and-hippie-stuff-but-it-was-a-protest-song-the-story-of-hold-my-hand-the-single-that-launched-hootie-and-the-blowfish-the-most-unlikely-mega-selling-band-of-the-1990s hFoieK9ZvMghFVrdw8xeoU Fri, 29 May 2026 09:24:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Felder and Walsh were in the control room, one to the right, one to the left, like gunfighters! Felder was the ultimate technician. Walsh was the ultimate ‘feel’ guy. Together they were phenomenal”: The making of the Eagles’ masterpiece ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/felder-and-walsh-were-in-the-control-room-one-to-the-right-one-to-the-left-like-gunfighters-felder-was-the-ultimate-technician-walsh-was-the-ultimate-feel-guy-together-they-were-phenomenal-the-making-of-the-eagles-masterpiece RsANVttTKJz5sdtHmNtBjE Fri, 29 May 2026 08:42:49 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 12:06:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was speechless to see that kind of God-given ability. You never forget something like that”: Kiss frontman Paul Stanley on the 1969 gig that made him realise what it meant to be a rock star ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-was-speechless-to-see-that-kind-of-god-given-ability-you-never-forget-something-like-that-kiss-frontman-paul-stanley-on-the-1969-gig-that-made-him-realise-what-it-meant-to-be-a-rock-star sKQJR94gke475LXQeVNP2Y Tue, 26 May 2026 13:59:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every time I sing ‘If everything could feel this real forever’ – and everyone else is singing it in time – that’s pretty powerful”: How Dave Grohl created the cathartic rock anthem that became the Foo Fighters’ signature song ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/every-time-i-sing-if-everything-could-feel-this-real-forever-and-everyone-else-is-singing-it-in-time-thats-pretty-powerful-how-dave-grohl-created-the-cathartic-rock-anthem-that-became-the-foo-fighters-signature-song w4SS2CGKfACoH6yaPMhTMn Tue, 26 May 2026 09:44:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When we went to record it, the record company said, ‘Man, they won’t play that, it’s too long.’ But we said, ‘We don’t care!’”: How the young Lynyrd Skynyrd turned a simple love song into a southern rock epic ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/when-we-went-to-record-it-the-record-company-said-they-wont-play-that-its-too-long-but-we-said-we-dont-care-how-the-young-lynyrd-skynyrd-turned-a-simple-love-song-into-a-southern-rock-epic meP7pkRr3dB9oKQWZafDXL Mon, 25 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I began writing a song in my head about the drudgery of being an astronaut. An entire verse fell out of my mind and onto the page”: The classic song that transformed Elton John into a global superstar ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/best-of-musicradar-i-began-writing-a-song-in-my-head-about-the-drudgery-of-being-an-astronaut-an-entire-verse-fell-out-of-my-mind-and-onto-the-page-the-classic-song-that-transformed-elton-john-into-a-global-superstar EuDY2ZZ3DszWhL8TuVx4gc Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “By using Sellotape I could make it play two preset rhythms at the same time, creating cool beats”: 50 years ago this summer, Jean-Michel Jarre began making the album that took electronic music global ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/by-using-sellotape-i-could-make-it-play-two-preset-rhythms-at-the-same-time-creating-cool-beats-50-years-ago-this-summer-jean-michel-jarre-began-making-the-album-that-took-electronic-music-global ff69w2YBxEsedvEeM6PcCn Mon, 25 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was very emotional. There was a feeling that this was the end”: The mystery of Abba’s melancholy parting shot ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singles-albums/it-was-very-emotional-there-was-a-feeling-that-this-was-the-end-the-mystery-of-the-day-before-you-came-abbas-final-enigmatic-question-mark jPMjYvvzCWyAn9Y3R8EPsJ Sun, 24 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “She sang it once. That was it. That’s the record, that’s the vocals. From a vocal standpoint, no one has that much courage. And of course it was spectacular”: How Alanis Morissette made You Oughta Know – with a little help from two Red Hot Chili Peppers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/she-sang-it-once-that-was-it-thats-the-record-thats-the-vocals-from-a-vocal-standpoint-no-one-has-that-much-courage-and-of-course-it-was-spectacular-how-alanis-morissette-made-you-oughta-know-with-a-little-help-from-two-red-hot-chili-peppers i6JEEiQGcsMtbnigQKpkZK Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Kurt was sitting in the bathtub with a Walkman on, listening to the song, and when the tape ended, he kissed me and said, 'Oh, finally, now I don't have to be the only songwriter in the band!'”: Dave Grohl's evolution as a songwriter ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/kurt-was-sitting-in-the-bathtub-with-a-walkman-on-listening-to-the-song-and-when-the-tape-ended-he-kissed-me-and-said-oh-finally-now-i-dont-have-to-be-the-only-songwriter-in-the-band-dave-grohls-evolution-as-a-songwriter uLMxo8TaH7y5pDxd9Quzzb Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If we had stuck together we could have been as big as Led Zeppelin – or at the very least, Deep Purple. We had the stuff!”: The heavy rock innovators whose hard-hitting drummer was a star before John Bonham ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/if-wed-stuck-together-we-could-have-been-as-big-as-led-zeppelin-or-at-the-very-least-deep-purple-we-had-the-stuff-the-heavy-rock-innovators-whose-hard-hitting-drummer-was-a-star-before-john-bonham SEwAMtHr5B6hpvYvP5KuP7 Sat, 23 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was a native American reservation where single men would find comfort in a bottle of very cheap wine called Cracklin’ Rose. That wine became their woman. I had to write a song about that”: Neil Diamond on his classic hits and the art of songwriting ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/there-was-a-native-american-reservation-where-single-men-would-find-comfort-in-a-bottle-of-very-cheap-wine-called-cracklin-rose-that-wine-became-their-woman-i-had-to-write-a-song-about-that-neil-diamond-on-his-classic-hits-and-the-art-of-songwriting oyfoaSrQKLj9YvVYxF9jkb Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People have used it as their wedding song. I often think, ‘Hey, did you listen to the lyrics?!’”: The classic number one hit with a sting in its tail ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/people-have-used-it-as-their-wedding-song-i-often-think-hey-did-you-listen-to-the-lyrics-the-classic-number-one-hit-with-a-sting-in-its-tail MWAj8JnwdMiMqnVYNd8HBN Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I told them I was dying and they didn’t believe me. I could tell by the look on my doctor’s face that there was something very, very wrong with me”: Robert Smith on the madness and the magic of The Cure’s early days ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-told-them-i-was-dying-and-they-didnt-believe-me-i-could-tell-by-the-look-on-my-doctors-face-that-there-was-something-very-very-wrong-with-me-robert-smith-on-the-madness-and-the-magic-of-the-cures-early-days PuGGwiUXFavdPB4S28txV6 Fri, 22 May 2026 18:35:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I used to think expensive analogue synths were boring, but I learned how to make them exciting”: Olof Dreijer on vintage gear and why he "couldn't do what I do without Ableton" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-used-to-think-expensive-analogue-synths-were-boring-but-i-learned-how-to-make-them-exciting-olof-dreijer-on-vintage-gear-and-why-he-couldnt-do-what-i-do-without-ableton vgRZLkMaCr5JtCuXfvBRUg Fri, 22 May 2026 14:47:01 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 15:03:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s not dark yet, but it’s gettin’ there…”: How Bob Dylan confronted his own mortality in a hauntingly beautiful song – and re-established himself as an artist of real creative relevance ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/its-not-dark-yet-but-its-gettin-there-how-bob-dylan-confronted-his-own-mortality-and-re-established-himself-as-an-artist-of-real-creative-relevance 4wtYdyhyRcGFXnueo5FuDZ Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quizzy Gillespie: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #7! ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/quizzy-gillespie-its-musicradars-quiz-of-the-week-7 seMoFx7cPHU378Toie5y3a Fri, 22 May 2026 10:31:03 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 10:35:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can’t make music in a test tube and do math. There has to be spontaneity with a little planning and a lot of mistakes”: How Tool created enigmatic, brain-bursting alternative rock with a late-’90s masterpiece ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/you-cant-make-music-in-a-test-tube-and-do-math-there-has-to-be-spontaneity-with-a-little-planning-and-a-lot-of-mistakes-how-tool-created-enigmatic-brain-bursting-alternative-rock-with-a-late-90s-masterpiece eLfLjb4GWH4KMqYVpeQqN7 Thu, 21 May 2026 16:16:01 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 08:48:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It’s mad, the splits now - the major labels own your masters. They want 88% and that's standard across the board. So every act who signs to a major is not making money": We talk the modern music industry with Dea Matrona ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/its-mad-the-splits-now-the-major-labels-own-your-masters-they-want-88-percent-and-thats-standard-across-the-board-so-every-act-who-signs-to-a-major-is-not-making-money-we-talk-the-modern-music-industry-with-dea-matrona 5BkXtbn8UA4H9SEvF9AL2E Thu, 21 May 2026 12:23:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bowie’s literally three feet away, then the hairs on the back of my neck went up and I was like, this is insane – how does this happen?”: David Torn tells us about the time David Bowie's genius was on full display in the studio ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bowies-literally-three-feet-away-then-the-hairs-on-the-back-of-my-neck-went-up-and-i-was-like-this-is-insane-how-does-this-happen-david-torn-tells-us-about-the-time-david-bowies-genius-was-on-full-display-in-the-studio 73AGuFN3eRrKGTV38GfTGT Wed, 20 May 2026 15:20:53 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 15:36:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a unique Moog synth that looks nothing like the rest of their line-up – that’s where our name comes from!”: Jump Source on rare Moogs, closet studios and why the best gear “has to have character” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/its-a-unique-moog-synth-that-looks-nothing-like-the-rest-of-their-line-up-thats-where-our-name-comes-from-jump-source-on-rare-moogs-closet-studios-and-why-the-best-gear-has-to-have-character rAYY9FQ7m35UVG5FBWJcFc Wed, 20 May 2026 15:20:35 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 16:00:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'm a kid of the '80s, so The Smiths were right there for me. That might explain the Radiohead phenomenon – if we’re going to exorcise this darkness we’re going to go really dark”: Ed O’Brien explores the relationship between music and mental well-being ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/im-a-kid-of-the-80s-so-the-smiths-were-right-there-for-me-that-might-explain-the-radiohead-phenomenon-if-were-going-to-exorcise-this-darkness-were-going-to-go-really-dark-ed-obrien-explores-the-relationship-between-music-and-mental-well-being XgF8fUH9EoYabDL3RJJnPf Wed, 20 May 2026 11:29:49 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 16:50:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s our Stairway To Heaven, our Hotel California. It’s a song that we’re never going to able to duplicate”: The No 1 rock anthem inspired by a “nasty” breakup – written by a singer who dreamed of being in Metallica ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/its-our-stairway-to-heaven-our-hotel-california-its-a-song-that-were-never-going-to-able-to-duplicate-the-no-1-rock-anthem-inspired-by-a-nasty-breakup-written-by-a-singer-who-dreamed-of-being-in-metallica DT5UELL83eN83uFTLuvhyE Wed, 20 May 2026 11:12:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Everyone's using the same plugins – if your stuff sounds unique, it’s going to give you an edge”: Carlos de la Garza on the new Death Cab For Cutie project and why drummers make the best producers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/everyones-using-the-same-plugins-if-your-stuff-sounds-unique-its-going-to-give-you-an-edge-carlos-de-la-garza-on-software-the-new-death-cab-for-cutie-project-and-why-drummers-make-the-best-producers v6x2jVx44tLBjzYhxgUGFD Tue, 19 May 2026 15:50:44 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 15:56:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We have a vision that’s going to take us through multiple albums”: Meet Saint Clair - the artful four-piece that sound like a collision of Radiohead and Pixies ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/we-have-a-vision-thats-going-to-take-us-through-multiple-albums-meet-saint-clair-the-artful-four-piece-that-sound-like-a-collision-of-radiohead-and-pixies FBPzMbqxDANiBymUSSihRd Tue, 19 May 2026 11:48:56 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:46:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A barometer is if I wouldn’t say it out loud, then I probably wouldn’t use it as a lyric”: How Olivia Dean’s joyous breakthrough song was crafted ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/a-barometer-is-if-i-wouldnt-say-it-out-loud-then-i-probably-wouldnt-use-it-as-a-lyric-how-olivia-deans-joyous-breakthrough-song-was-crafted FBWuHnfb3tcEY2zavsZ7rh Tue, 19 May 2026 09:55:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Just the quirky 7/8 time reminds me of Roger. It’s not a song I would have written. It points itself at Roger”: The classic track from The Dark Side Of The Moon that gave Pink Floyd their first US hit ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/just-the-quirky-7-8-time-reminds-me-of-roger-its-not-a-song-i-would-have-written-it-points-itself-at-roger-the-classic-track-from-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-that-gave-pink-floyd-their-first-us-hit dQ8DuSh3fjbu9tm8StFRac Mon, 18 May 2026 17:54:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Rick put me on the spot. He said, ‘So, this is a Les Paul.’ I was like, ‘I know.’ Then he went, ‘Okay, and this is a Marshall…’”: Why The Cult scrapped an entire album and re-recorded it with Rick Rubin ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/rick-put-me-on-the-spot-he-said-so-this-is-a-les-paul-i-was-like-i-know-then-he-went-okay-and-this-is-a-marshall-why-the-cult-scrapped-an-entire-album-and-re-recorded-it-with-rick-rubin GPTmLdbU3gDYCCHSEG8xK3 Mon, 18 May 2026 11:53:03 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 12:53:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the record that changed our lives. The record that won us freedom of creative expression”: Rush frontman Geddy Lee recalls how the band's 1976 prog classic 2112 transformed their fortunes ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/geddy-lee-on-the-making-of-2112 xM8K7TwahJ56DDGcdi2vNE Sun, 17 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was sitting at the bar with Keith. He asked me what I was doing with Guns, and I told him about the situation with Axl. And Keith said, ‘You never leave’”: When Slash turned to Keith Richards for career advice ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-was-sitting-at-the-bar-with-keith-he-asked-me-what-i-was-doing-with-guns-and-i-told-him-about-the-situation-with-axl-and-keith-said-you-never-leave-when-slash-turned-to-keith-richards-for-career-advice fUPHeWoXMAaGEpwNoYnhbR Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “So he said, ‘I'm envisioning a very kind of crafted little arrangement, kind of like a music box’”: The story of the delicate, human-sized power ballad that was the Bangles’ last hurrah ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/so-he-said-im-envisioning-a-very-kind-of-crafted-little-arrangement-kind-of-like-a-music-box-the-story-of-the-delicate-human-sized-power-ballad-that-was-the-bangles-last-hurrah stizudn8ANTAHTonFPdLUP Sat, 16 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were on the Howard Stern show. My personal assistant asked me, ‘Would you mind switching places with someone? I said, ‘Eff off!’ He said, ‘Let me tell you who it is first. It’s Paul McCartney.’ I said, ‘It’s done!’”: Ozzy Osbourne’s funny stories ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/we-were-on-the-howard-stern-show-my-personal-assistant-asked-me-would-you-mind-switching-places-with-someone-i-said-eff-off-he-said-let-me-tell-you-who-it-is-first-its-paul-mccartney-i-said-its-done-ozzy-osbournes-funny-stories 7gdz9SW7C8xwATSWg8M8pV Fri, 15 May 2026 11:54:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I saw this big mane of hair coming down the hallway. I could hear her saying, ‘Where is he?’ Someone said, ‘There he is.’ And Tina says, ‘Bryan, I loooove this song! I wanna record it!’”: When Bryan Adams and Tina Turner created an all-time great duet ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-saw-this-big-mane-of-hair-coming-down-the-hallway-i-could-hear-her-saying-where-is-he-someone-said-there-he-is-and-tina-says-bryan-i-loooove-this-song-i-wanna-record-it-when-bryan-adams-and-tina-turner-created-an-all-time-great-duet 6HAajRT9RADuXFAX8LfqNM Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quizzy Rascal: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #6! ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/quizzy-rascal-its-musicradars-quiz-of-the-week-6 RiuwWi5fdnaPMN5fzEvxKL Fri, 15 May 2026 10:10:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Fran knew Barry, and I knew Fran, and Fran had played with Sib, and Sib had played with Tom, and Barry knew Tom, and Tom knew me, but Fran didn’t know that I knew that he knew Barry too”: The strange tale of Boston’s record-breaking debut album ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/fran-knew-barry-and-i-knew-fran-and-fran-had-played-with-sib-and-sib-had-played-with-tom-and-barry-knew-tom-and-tom-knew-me-but-fran-didnt-know-that-i-knew-that-he-knew-barry-too-the-strange-tale-of-bostons-record-breaking-debut-album YZRZhvBF7AN8QyirWcBFTR Thu, 14 May 2026 14:14:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The head of LA’s Mexican mafia was in a cell next to me. He passed me a note and asked for an autograph for his daughter”: The hair-raising adventures of ’90s rock icons Stone Temple Pilots and their doomed singer Scott Weiland ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/the-head-of-las-mexican-mafia-was-in-a-cell-next-to-me-he-passed-me-a-note-and-asked-for-an-autograph-for-his-daughter-the-hair-raising-adventures-of-90s-rock-icons-stone-temple-pilots-and-their-doomed-singer-scott-weiland YZpVQZ7VnPxhHEpF7yCHUk Wed, 13 May 2026 14:15:44 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 11:14:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I knew it was a better song than I’d written up to that point. I’d turned a corner as a songwriter. But in terms of thinking it was a hit, I had no idea”: How a pilgrimage to the crucible of rock ’n’ roll inspired the ’90s classic Walking In Memphis ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-knew-it-was-a-better-song-than-id-written-up-to-that-point-id-turned-a-corner-as-a-songwriter-but-in-terms-of-thinking-it-was-a-hit-i-had-no-idea-how-a-pilgrimage-to-the-crucible-of-rock-n-roll-inspired-the-90s-classic-walking-in-memphis ByoEWTtTDXBgdCeq9Hv8TT Wed, 13 May 2026 09:03:45 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 09:36:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I knew I was good. But they wanted Lindsey. They wanted somebody to play like Peter Green. They did not need another woman in the band”: Stevie Nicks on Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham and a whole lot of drama ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/i-knew-i-was-good-but-they-wanted-lindsey-they-wanted-somebody-to-play-like-peter-green-they-did-not-need-another-woman-in-the-band-stevie-nicks-on-fleetwood-mac-lindsey-buckingham-and-a-whole-lot-of-drama 7pAUDhYph4VXs9vgdhT798 Tue, 12 May 2026 14:58:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Lots of people say that song is gibberish. It's not. It's totally about that”: How Thom Yorke channelled his tour exhaustion into the track that saved Radiohead from oblivion ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/lots-of-people-say-that-song-is-gibberish-its-not-its-totally-about-that-how-thom-yorke-channelled-his-tour-exhaustion-into-the-track-that-saved-radiohead-from-oblivion zwFZ3JR3oyzbwdQNp2Zgfk Tue, 12 May 2026 11:21:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Walk on. Press a button. Leave the gear to play a song all on its own. While we piss off back to the booze in the dressing room and chortle to ourselves”: The mistakes and judicious choices that made New Order’s Blue Monday ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singles-albums/walk-on-press-a-button-leave-the-gear-to-play-a-song-all-on-its-own-while-we-piss-off-back-to-the-booze-in-the-dressing-room-and-chortle-to-ourselves-the-mistakes-and-judicious-choices-that-made-new-orders-blue-monday XQtWme7yvLhyUPhH8QFHX Sun, 10 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was like panning for gold. Amongst the brown murky waters, I saw this track all shiny and glimmery, shining like a big rock of gold. It said, 'Play me, play me!”: How Gorillaz deployed some sublime music theory to build their most beloved tune ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/it-was-like-panning-for-gold-amongst-the-brown-murky-waters-i-saw-this-track-all-shiny-and-glimmery-shining-like-a-big-rock-of-gold-it-said-play-me-play-me-how-gorillaz-deployed-some-sublime-music-theory-to-build-their-most-beloved-tune x9Ajbkz56oykDWCMyqny8U Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Some of the public found Genesis with Peter Gabriel a bit too strange. But there was a lot of fear about whether we could carry on without him”: How Phil Collins became the singing drummer and led Genesis from despair to superstardom ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/some-of-the-public-found-genesis-with-peter-gabriel-a-bit-too-strange-but-there-was-a-lot-of-fear-about-whether-we-could-carry-on-without-him-how-phil-collins-became-the-singing-drummer-and-led-genesis-from-despair-to-superstardom cFfqSdPx2od3NpYtyieRF8 Fri, 08 May 2026 18:26:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Until then, I’d always thought that putting tongues in mouths was disgusting, but when he gave me my first proper kiss, I did indeed ‘have to let it linger’": How the Cranberries bucked '90s trends and made the surprise hit that's become huge once again ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singles-albums/until-then-id-always-thought-that-putting-tongues-in-mouths-was-disgusting-but-when-he-gave-me-my-first-proper-kiss-i-did-indeed-have-to-let-it-linger-how-the-cranberries-bucked-90s-trends-and-made-the-surprise-hit-thats-become-huge-once-again v5Fapuxwg8mzFhCfPYheaW Fri, 08 May 2026 15:39:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ What just happened? It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #5! ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/what-just-happened-its-musicradars-quiz-of-the-week-5 tNobERZFoqXsCQ7XAdg22o Fri, 08 May 2026 10:03:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was time to put all that behind us. Then he played me this one part for this new song and I was like, ‘Oh yeah’”: How Calvin Harris and Katy Perry buried the hatchet and crafted their groovetastic 2017 hit Feels ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/it-was-time-to-put-all-that-behind-us-then-he-played-me-this-one-part-for-this-new-song-and-i-was-like-oh-yeah-how-calvin-harris-and-katy-perry-buried-the-hatchet-and-crafted-their-groovetastic-2017-hit-feels cxcb2sqRoJtHmN35t23HAi Thu, 07 May 2026 14:10:47 +0000 Thu, 07 May 2026 14:12:07 +0000