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This track is very much John Deacon world. I don't think I was on it at all to start off with! He was much more into funk than we were. So it's his rhythm guitar playing " not mine: Brian May on the No 1 hit that made Queen the biggest band in the world
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (1284+ words) Freddie absolutely adored it " he sang it until he bled!" That song is a very important part of the Queen canon," Brian May said. It's perhaps our biggest song ever in terms of sales." The legendary guitarist was talking about…...
The best songwriter we ever had, followed closely by Paul Mc Cartney: Graham Coxon on his influences and why his new album is coming out 15 years late
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (401+ words) Castle Park was recorded in 2011 Graham Coxon has been talking to the Sun about his new/old album and his songwriting heroes. The album in question is Castle Park. There are, of course, numerous Castle Parks around the globe " in…...
Did Bob Dylan sue me? He teased me about it but didn't sue: Elvis Costello won't be suing Olivia Rodrigo over supposed plagiarism
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (299+ words) It's alleged her 2021 track Brutal rips off Pump It Up Elvis Costello has said he is completely relaxed about Olivia Rodrigo's song Brutal and its supposed similarities to his 1978 hit Pump It Out. Brutal is a track on Rodrigo's 2021 debut…...
Even though words are supposed to kind of be my thing, I will never be able to express my gratitude to you guys for doing that for me: Taylor Swift pays tribute to her parents at Songwriters Hall Of Fame ceremony
21+ hour, 51+ min ago (267+ words) She's the youngest female to be inducted Taylor Swift was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame last night (June 11). At 36, she's the youngest female to receive the accolade and the second youngest overall " only the great Stevie Wonder has…...
I didn't even want it to be on the record, honestly. How wrong could I have possibly been? : How Linkin Park created their biggest song that has now racked up billions of streams
1+ day, 44+ min ago (1819+ words) Chester Bennington was a little on the fence as to whether Linkin Park's most enduring track was strong enough to be on their debut If you were of the generation that came of age during mainstream rock's awkward nu-metal phase,…...
"I'd imagine James Murphy would think: "The kids are coming up from behind " but this one I'm not concerned about actually: The Unofficial Scotland World Cup song is a tribute to LCD Soundsystem
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (433+ words) JJ Bull is a bedroom musician and journalist Whilst there might be a dearth of new England World Cup songs this year " it looks like us sassenachs are stuck with Three Lions and those years of hurt until the end…...
All the notes are different, but the feel of it and the rhythm of it gives that track an extra little kick: Producer Mike Stock on the secret sauce in Rick Astley's biggest song, why Stock Aitken Waterman was never a 'hit factory', and new music
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (2016+ words) "It made us sound like a sausage factory " that we were just churning them out " and that couldn't be further from the truth, because we always put the time and the hours and the effort in" Incredibly, it's been 45 years…...
Rush's Geddy Lee on the guitar genius of Alex Lifeson
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1462+ words) Lee explains how Lifeson made the Canadian prog trio greater than the sum of their parts Alex Lifeson has been a paid-up member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since 2013. He has sold over 40 million records over five decades…...
Misstra know it all? It's Music Radar's Quiz of the Week #9
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (224+ words) Daniel Griffiths is a veteran journalist who has worked on some of the biggest entertainment, tech and home brands in the world. He's interviewed countless big names, and covered countless new releases in the fields of music, videogames, movies, tech,…...
Sounds you'll never have heard from a guitar before: Strandberg x Jamstik Chameleon review
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1266+ words) The MIDI tech is very impressive, opening up whole new worlds for guitarists. Relative ease of use, with no clumsy foot-pedals or outboard gear to set up. The USB-C and MIDI input cables won't work with all setups. It's very…...