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“I lost six months of scheduled work”: Linda Perry calls Billie Joe Armstrong a “pussy” for backtracking on collab
By Beth Simpson published
They got backlash from fans for working with Perry

“I think when the creative person ends, he continues in the next existence”: Sonny Rollins has died, aged 95
By Beth Simpson published
Saxophonist was one of jazz’s greatest improvisers

Mancuso on his blockbuster Steve Vai collaboration – and the crucial advice the guitar icon gave him
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Sicilian guitar maestro wrote the breathtaking Solar Wind to be the most Steve Vai song he could possibly write – and for the man himself to guest on

Oliver Ackermann on the break-stuff tone philosophy behind guitar's most unorthodox pedal brand
By Jonathan Horsley published
Frontman/guitarist of NYC's A Place To Bury Strangers, pedal designer, noise enthusiast, renaissance man... Ackermann explains why all bets are off in his search for new sounds and tones

The story of Wichita Lineman. the song Bob Dylan called the greatest ever written
By Neil Crossley published
“When I heard it I cried”

Paul McCartney recalls The Beatles' first US TV appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
By Beth Simpson published
Plus, Colbert sings obscure Elvis Costello song with its writer

Spotify and Universal confirm that fan-generated AI remixes and covers are coming
By Beth Simpson published
Fans will be able to create legal AI remixes

Harry Styles pays a very personal tribute to Thom Yorke at the Ivor Novello awards
By Beth Simpson published
There were also wins for Jacob Alon, Lola Young and Kae Tempest
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