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The story behind The Beach Boys’ timeless masterpiece, a Brian Wilson co-creation that had a profound impact on Paul McCartney
How Brian Wilson hooked up with an LA advertising executive to pen one of the most majestic and moving pop songs ever created
"He knows very little about an awful lot": The Edge on Eno and how he influenced his "limited" guitar style
Classic interview - U2 guitarist reflects on the making of The Unforgettable Fire in 1985 interview
How Dave Grohl delivered his Smells Like Teen Spirit drum track
The drum part that introduced Nirvana and a drummer named Dave Grohl to the world was released back in 1991
Paul McCartney's favourite song he's ever written is possibly the only one John Lennon complimented him on directly
"It really gave me a lot of confidence in that song, and in my writing"
"When he died, I cried and I actually jumped into the ocean": Carlos Santana and more on bass legend Jaco Pastorius
We salute a true bass guitar virtuoso
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"Kurt kissed me and said, 'now I don't have to be the only songwriter!'”: Dave Grohl's evolution as a songwriter
“I was in a band with one of the greatest songwriters of our generation, so I didn’t really want to rock the boat”
“It became a wedding song. ‘Hey, did you listen to the lyrics?’”: The hit with a sting in its tail
And with the money it made, the band bought an oil well!
The story of Wichita Lineman. the song Bob Dylan called the greatest ever written
“When I heard it I cried”
