Linda Ronstadt knew firsthand how brilliantly creative Brian Wilson was, having collaborated on the 1989 track 'Adios' and he ...

Janis Joplin didn't write many of her own songs, usually opting to reinvent existing classics, but the ones she wrote proved ...

Pete Townshend and Keith Richards have never been the most complimentary stars. However, the Rolling Stones and The Who guitarists really hated one act.

Tom Petty had a difficult childhood, he was brought up in an abusive house but music was always his friend and the first record he bought impacted him hugely.

John Bonham's drumming on Led Zeppelin's 'Stairway to Heaven' is iconic. It turns out that rage fuelled its recording. Read the full story here.

From 'The Boxer' to 'Late in the Evening', we're ranking Paul Simon's favourite Paul Simon songs. The folk songwriting has ...

From Paul McCartney to Bono, we look at the praise that other musicians have afforded Brian Wilson's masterpiece with The ...

The highest-grossing movie actor of all time, Samuel L Jackson, was inspired to get into films after watching a young man in ...

The first-ever number one to feature a guitar solo as its centrepiece is considered to be 1954’s ‘Rock Around the Clock’ by Bill Haley. Read more here.

Casting directors have known for a long time that if the opportunity arises to put John Goodman in their movie, their movie would be much better off with John Goodman in it. However, that doesn’t come ...

When 17-year-old Melanie Coe vanished in February 1967, it inspired Paul McCartney to write one of the most heartfelt songs The Beatles would ever release.

For such an off-the-cuff production that thrived by flying by the seat of its pants, it’s a surprise that it took until the ...