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Gene Krupa performing
The story of Gene Krupa, the king of swing

By Geoff Nicholls Published

Krupa was "a dazzling blitzkrieg of cymbal and snare drum violence", and one of the most influential drummers ever

Drummers
Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir performing with the Grateful Dead at the Greek Theater in Berkeley on September 13, 1981
5 songs guitarists need to hear by the Grateful Dead

By Ellie Rogers Published

Best of 2024: Newcomers can dig in for a long strange trip here

Guitars
The Liverbirds
“Chuck Berry's manager ran onstage and tried to stop us. Valerie just pushed him off the stage and said ‘Get lost,’": The Liverbirds on life as Britain’s first female rock band

By Will Simpson Published

The Liverbirds on life as Britain's first female rock band

Bands
Taylor Swift and Ryan Tedder
Here's what Max Martin said to Ryan Tedder about Taylor Swift and music production

By Ben Rogerson Published

Best of 2024: The OneRepublic frontman was also discussing writing and producing songs with Adele and Beyoncé

Artists
Record store
“If you'd suggested this in 2015, you'd have been laughed out the room”: Music is bigger than cinema

By Si Truss Published

Best of 2024: Former Spotify and PRS Chief Economist Will Page has run the numbers on music copyright, with some surprising results

Music Industry
A black and white image of Bryan Adams onstage with a Les Paul, fist clenched
The story behind Summer Of ‘69, a soaring, carefree pop-rock anthem with killer hooks

By Neil Crossley Published

With Summer Of '69, Adams created an evergreen hit that defined the era and became a rite of passage for generations of guitarists

Artists
Coast Highway 101 at sunset
"He didn't tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it": When an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story

By Rob Laing Published

Best of 2024: Tom Petty rejected Mike Campbell's synth and drum machine demo, Don Henley didn't make that mistake… but the 1984 hit had other obstacles to overcome

Guitars
Photo of The Who; L-R: Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey - posed, studio, group shot
"It was a fair fight that I got thrown out of the band for, because Moon came for me with a tambourine": When Roger Daltrey was fired from The Who at the worst possible time in 1965

By Rob Laing Published

Best of 2024: "When they got on amphetamines the music just turned to a load of crap," reflected the singer

Guitars
Spotify Wrapped 2024
A marketing expert breaks down how to get more people listening to your music than ever before

By Mark Knight Published

"If you were surprised by the 'Top' songs in your Spotify Wrapped, it might be because the difference between your top 5 and top 100 streamed songs is just a tiny number of plays"

Music Industry
prince
A music professor breaks down the theory behind Prince's When Doves Cry

By Ethan Hein Published

Best of 2024: As Purple Rain celebrates its 40th anniversary, we put one of Prince's best-loved songs under the musical microscope

Singles And Albums
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