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“I got a call from Burt Bacharach: ‘Can you come to the studio right now?’ So my friend has to move his car so that I can get out – and he runs over my dog!”: How a singer’s beloved pet cheated death during the making of a star-studded ’80s No.1
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (697+ words) A dramatic story also starring Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Elizabeth Taylor Mr. Mister frontman Richard Page was flying high in the mid-80s " but sometimes there are victims of success, and in this case it was Pages…...
“Together, Bruce, the E Street Band, and I are going to turn a spotlight on the current threats to democracy and human rights happening all around us”: Tom Morello to join Springsteen on the Land Of Hope And Dreams tour
22+ hour, 52+ min ago (208+ words) Though he'll only star on "selected' songs Tom Morello is to join Bruce Springsteen on the upcoming American leg of his Land Of Hope And Dreams tour. The sometime Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave guitarist will be at every…...
“Lars and I saw him headbanging at the Whiskey. ‘Let’s get that guitar player… oh, he’s playing bass!’ This skinny dude with bell bottoms, playing a wah solo. ‘Wow, we need him!’”: James Hetfield on the life and death of Metallica legend Cliff Burton
22+ hour, 58+ min ago (989+ words) I feel like Cliff was my ally in the battle" James Hetfield will always remember the first time he saw Cliff Burton on stage. It was in 1982, and Burton was bassist for the band Trauma. In the audience at the…...
“I wasn’t told I shouldn’t listen to the Beatles. At the same time I was exposed to this incredible Motown music, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and all of that”: Living Colour’s Vernon Reid on inspirations, unsung heroes and the emotional power of a sample
23+ hour, 14+ min ago (48+ words) I wasn't told I shouldn't listen to the Beatles. At the same time I was exposed to this incredible Motown music, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and all of that: Living Colour's Vernon Reid on inspirations, unsung heroes and the emotional…...
“She carved out her own path with unparalleled freedom and vision”: Tributes paid to electronic music pioneer Éliane Radigue
23+ hour, 37+ min ago (302+ words) She worked with Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry "liane Radigue, composer and one of the major figures in 20th Century experimental music, has died at the age of 94. The news was broken by INA GRM, the Paris-based experimental music institute on…...
Google's ProducerAI can create customized instruments and effects in your browser
1+ day, 3+ min ago (443+ words) ProducerAI is a chatbot that generates songs, album art, music videos and even music-making apps Just days after unveiling its latest AI model for music generation, Lyria 3, Google has acquired AI music platform ProducerAI and folded the startup into Google…...
"I'm totally uninvolved. I'm like the dad that wants to be there and know everything and she's just totally doing her own thing”: Dave Grohl says he had nothing to do with daughter Violet’s record deal
1+ day, 51+ min ago (394+ words) Foo Fighters are currently in UK playing two intimate shows Dave Grohl has stated emphatically that he didn't pull any favours to secure his daughter a record deal. The Foo Fighters' leader was speaking to Chris Moyles on Radio X. The…...
“I have never been to the Grammys in my life… it means less than nothing”: John Mellencamp isn’t impressed by awards
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (193+ words) He plays the hits again this summer John Mellencamp has enjoyed a five-decade-long career and released some 25 studio albums, but don't expect him to be honoured for his longevity at the Grammys any time soon. It means nothing to him,…...
“He says, ‘Well, I've got it here,’ and he plays it. He gets Austin to sing it with him, so Austin and Sir Paul are doing an Elvis duet”: Uh-huh? Baz Luhrmann says that Paul McCartney convinced Austin Butler to sing an Elvis song with him on a train
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (423+ words) They both had a ticket to ride, presumably (but we don't care) The Beatles were huge Elvis fans, and one of the biggest inspirations for them starting their band in the first place. However, it's said that The King Of…...
ACME Synth Works unveils “world’s first” hardware clone of the Roland Jupiter-8 – but don’t get too excited just yet
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (475+ words) The JP-8 recreation isn't a real product right now " but ACME's Oberheim Xpander clone is still in the works Synth developer ACME Synth Works has unveiled what it describes as the "world's first fully 8-voice Roland JP8 clone." ACME is the…...