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“It means whatever you want it to be”: The meaning of Earth Wind And Fire’s ‘ba-dee-ya’ September chorus is revealed in new doc
By Beth Simpson published
Questlove-helmed film is out on HBO now

How Tony Iommi found the secret to his Black Sabbath tone (and how he lost it)
By Jonathan Horsley published
A moment of madness from an amp tech and Iommi's secret weapon was gone, never to be seen again

“Ray Davies is the best songwriter we ever had”: Graham Coxon on his influences and why his new album is coming out late
By Beth Simpson published
Castle Park was recorded in 2011

“I will never be able to express my gratitude”: Taylor Swift pays tribute to her parents at Songwriters Hall Of Fame ceremony
By Beth Simpson published
She’s the youngest female to be inducted

Producer Mike Stock on the secret sauce in Rick Astley's biggest song and hating being called a 'hit factory'
By Daniel Griffiths published
"It made us sound like a sausage factory – that we were just churning them out – and that couldn't be further from the truth, because we always put the time and the hours and the effort in"

The Unofficial Scotland World Cup song is a tribute to LCD Soundsystem
By Beth Simpson published
JJ Bull is a bedroom musician and journalist

"Too silly to talk about”: Elvis Costello won’t be suing Olivia Rodrigo over supposed plagiarism
By Beth Simpson published
It’s alleged her 2021 track Brutal rips off Pump It Up

Rush’s Geddy Lee, Paul Gilbert and John Petrucci on the guitar genius of Alex Lifeson
By Jonathan Horsley published
Lee explains how Lifeson made the Canadian prog trio greater than the sum of their parts

“I thought, 'I have no idea how I'm learning that'”: How Anika Nilles prepared for the Rush tour
By Beth Simpson published
She says she went down “the Rush rabbit hole”

“Playing music should always be fun”: Ed Sheeran and Orange launch the “ultimate busking amp”
By Jonathan Horsley published
Sheeran and Orange unveil the Outlowd ES series, featuring a trio of busking friendly acoustic amps – and Sheeran's Play It Home campaign aims to support grassroots music across the globe
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