Lestat’s Narration Is What Having an ADHD Brain Feels Like Lestat is just like me fr. The Mary Sue · Jun 8
‘At my funeral I want people dancing in the aisles to Madness’: David Gray’s honest playlist The singer knows all the words to Grease and channels Kenny Rogers at karaoke. But which classic musician does he liken to Picasso? The Guardian - UK · Jun 7
Hello, goodbye: the Beatles’ chaotic, controversial final tour – as never seen before Tired, emotional and besieged by fans and enemies alike, by 1966 the Fab Four were ready to quit touring for good. A new collection of images by rock photographer Jim Marshall captures their last gigs The Guardian - UK · Jun 7
Jack White’s panned exhibition: Which musicians found success in fine art? Jack White’s debut exhibition has divided opinion. Here’s how other music icons fared in the court of public opinion and the eyes of critics. Euronews · Jun 5
“More Tim Henson than Bob Dylan”: An Elvis Presley guitar and Bob Dylan’s ultra-luxe custom Strat are up for sale – and could fetch a combined $1.5 million A career-companion classical guitar and a Custom Shop Stratocaster that's more Tim Henson than Bob Dylan are set to fetch high prices Guitar World · Jun 3
“He took some small songs of mine that nobody paid any attention to and turned them all into classics”: 11 cover songs that Jimi Hendrix made his own – including one that became Eric Clapton’s favorite Hendrix track Once Hendrix turned his Stratocaster upon a song it would never be the same again. Just ask Bob Dylan Guitar World · Jun 1
“I thought, ‘I’ll show him how to do Blackbird.’ I think he knew it better than I did!” Paul McCartney on the time he gave Paul Mescal a Beatles guitar lesson Mescal is set to portray Macca on the big screen, which afforded him a guitar lesson with the man himself Guitar World · May 28
"Slayer sent me a fabulous box of T-shirts. They were so lovely." Tori Amos on her new concept album, the need for social commentary, women in music and covering Slayer In Times Of Dragons stars a billionaire Lizard Demon, a Gay Witch from Brooklyn, the Celtic god Lugh of the Long Arm... and Tori Amos Louder · May 28
The song Bob Dylan called the greatest ever written: “I just held two notes down… it’s shivery, icy, almost like outer space kind of sound. Glen went crazy and said ‘We have to get that, we gotta put that on the fade’” - The story of Wichita Lineman “When I heard it I cried” MusicRadar · May 23
“Mick came in with his Les Paul, plugged in to my amp and fiddled with the controls. All of a sudden there it was, the full Ziggy Stardust tone”: The post-Bowie career of Mick Ronson, rock ’n’ roll’s most quietly spoken guitar hero Sure, he made a massive imprint on David Bowie’s classic early ’70s albums. But Mick Ronson also worked with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Elton John, Roger McGuinn, Morrissey, Ian Hunter and many others Guitar World · May 22
“It’s not dark yet, but it’s gettin’ there…”: How Bob Dylan confronted his own mortality in a hauntingly beautiful song – and re-established himself as an artist of real creative relevance Dylan wanted a more cinematic texture and a modern sound – but one that was rooted in old American music. MusicRadar · May 22
“If we were in the black when we finished a tour, we’d party into the red”: Dr. Hook’s enigmatic guitarist and vocalist, Dennis Locorriere, dead at 76 The hit-making songwriter had also worked with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Jerry Lee Lewis Guitar World · May 19
“I walked in at 2pm and George Harrison and Kim Basinger were there hanging out. I noticed this little guy wearing leather gloves and a hooded surfer's sweater”: When Bob Dylan invited Slash to record with him Not only did Slash walk into a room full of legends, but Dylan also asked him to rip out a solo à la Django Reinhardt... Guitar World · May 14
“I've been to a couple of Bob's shows and I couldn't tell what the song was that he was doing. Now, that's a bit much”: Paul McCartney gently suggests that Bob Dylan could give a little more thought to the needs of his audience when he performs live “I get it if he doesn't want to do Mr Tambourine Man. Maybe he's fed up with that. But I would like to hear it. And I've paid” MusicRadar · May 14
BANG Premier · May 14 Paul McCartney was dismayed to pay for a Bob Dylan gig and not recognise the songs Sir Paul McCartney has admitted he left a Bob Dylan show baffled and disappointed after failing to recognise the songs.
Louder · May 6 "One version is about a car, the other is about a feminine hygiene product. Guess which the kids liked to shout more?" The story of the failed Springsteen song that topped the American charts after being banned in the Bible Belt How Manfred Mann took a song, added the Chopsticks chords, got the song banned and scored a No.1
Guitar World · May 4 “The songs are different every night because he never sings them the same way. I don’t know anyone who knows as many songs as Bob Dylan”: 38 bassists appeared on Bob Dylan albums before Tony Garnier came onboard. In the 37 years since, no others have With a career backing artists like Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Chuck Berry, and Tom Waits, Tony Garnier is a walking textbook of bass history
The Guardian - UK · May 2 From Mumford & Sons to ‘free speech’ YouTuber: Winston Marshall’s dramatic career change GB News owner’s son, who wants Channel to be mined to stop migrants, is latest to have a go at transatlantic rightwing commentary
Louder · Apr 30 "I think I kinda blew it." After her bid for stardom stumbled, Fiona became a suburban soccer mom. But the death of Warrant's Jani Lane inspired her to give rock one last shot Fiona took on Hollywood with Bob Dylan, sang on Warrant's Cherry Pie, made four albums, then disappeared. Two decades later, she was back
Louder · Apr 29 "A true fighter with a heavenly voice": A tribute to The Alarm's Mike Peters A look back at the life and music of Mikre Peters, the much-loved guitarist, singer and songwriter with Welsh rockers The Alarm, who died a year ago today
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28 Dave Mason obituary Singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the British rock group Traffic who clashed with the frontman Steve Winwood
MusicRadar · Apr 27 “A pioneer of music and an innovator who left an indelible mark on the history of music": Nashville session legend Wayne Moss has died, aged 88 Guitarist played on Oh Pretty Woman, Jolene and on Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde
The Guardian - UK · Apr 26 Bad movies, good business: how sanitised biopics became a Hollywood staple As interest in the lives of celebrities has intensified, we have become acclimatised to them curating and mercilessly monetising their image
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24 From Michael to Back to Black, many authorised music biopics are becoming bland propaganda. Fans deserve more Swerving the child abuse allegations, the new Michael Jackson film is yet another revisionist music movie in a long line. We know what’s in it for their subjects. What about the viewers?
Guitar World · Apr 24 “Jimi got it into his head that he wanted to do All Along the Watchtower. He said to me, ‘That’s the coolest song! …You want to come and do it with me?’” When Dave Mason met Jimi Hendrix and played on the greatest cover of all time Hendrix had arrived in London, his greatness was about to come, and the late Traffic guitarist Dave Mason was there to witness it