Articles tagged: artistnews

Dickey Betts

“Dickey was larger than life, and his loss will be felt world-wide”: Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legend of southern rock guitar Dickey Betts has died, aged 80

By Jonathan Horsley published

Betts wrote some of the Allman Brothers' biggest hits, including Ramblin’ Man, influencing a generation of players with a sound that threw all kinds of styles into the pot and made it work

Mark Tremonti and Tim Tournier

“Sometimes life gives you opportunities to right some wrongs”: Mark Tremonti reunited with “My Own Prison” Les Paul nearly 26 years after it was stolen

By Jonathan Horsley published

It’s the guitar feelgood story of the year as the Creed/Alter Bridge guitarist is reunited with “prized possession” after his superhero manager Tim Tournier tracked it down for his 50th birthday

SZA

“We talked about synthesizers and sounds. She can get kind of nerdy and I really liked that”: Producer Carter Lang on his first meeting with SZA and how he ended up working on Kill Bill, her number one hit

By Ben Rogerson published

“I brought this weird Roland monosynth upstairs. It was an early ’70s primitive synth and we were bugging out over it”

Jack Antonoff

“Why would that be embarrassing?!”: Jack Antonoff on how he feels about winning the Producer of the Year Grammy Award 3 years in a row

By Ben Rogerson published

Only one other producer has managed it

Quincy Jones

Henry Mancini tribute album features Quincy Jones conducting John Williams and Herbie Hancock on the Peter Gunn theme, and Lizzo trading flute licks with James Galway on the Pink Panther

By Ben Rogerson published

Both recordings are set to appear on a tribute album celebrating Mancini’s 100th birthday

Grimes Coachella

“This is insane - all my tracks are double the tempo”: Grimes is forced to apologise as her Coachella set is thrown into chaos due to “technical issues”

By Ben Rogerson published

“Just don’t blame me - it’s not my fault,” she told the crowd. “Well, it’s partially my fault. But not entirely my fault”

Damon Albarn Blur Coachella

“You’re never seeing us again”: Blur’s Damon Albarn rounds on the Coachella crowd as they refuse to engage in a Girls & Boys singalong

By Ben Rogerson published

Footage suggests that the singer wasn’t happy with the audience’s lack of participation

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

“Having too much stuff to start with gets in the way; there's too many options now”: Trent Reznor says that he and Atticus Ross like to choose “the best tools for the job” before they start writing

By Ben Rogerson published

As their newest soundtrack collaboration, Challengers, gets set for release, the pair break down some of their most iconic work

Eric Clapton onstage at Live Aid 1985, playing his 'Blackie' Stratocaster

“Cool with a capital C”: Eric Clapton’s Marshall JCM800 that rocked 1.5 billion people at Live Aid is up for sale

By Jonathan Horsley published

So you need an amp to play guitar in a stadium for a watching TV audience of over a billion people? Well, something has just come in... All you need is a cobbled together Strat

Olivia Rodrigo and Noah Kahan

“I found his music about a year ago and I instantly became obsessed”: Olivia Rodrigo invites Noah Kahan on stage during her Guts tour to perform Stick Season

By Ben Rogerson published

The two stars have previously covered each other's songs