The album that convinced Eric Clapton to end Cream: “It stopped me in my tracks”

In 1968, Eric Clapton was coming to the end of his tether with Cream, and then he heard the fresh sounds of one band. It was ...

Music Industry Moves: Spotify and NMPA to Expand Direct-Licensing Audiovisual Opportunities for Indie Publishers

Spotify and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) have together opened an “opt-in portal” for NMPA members to ...

The artist Robert Fripp didn’t consider a real guitarist: “I very much doubt if he was interested”

Robert Fripp may well be one of the finest guitarists of all time, but he's got a fair few questions about those who other people hail as the best.
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In 2013, Ian Watkins, former lead singer of British rock band Lostprophets, pleaded guilty to 13 sexual offences, which included sexually touching a one-year-old, encouraging a fan to abuse her child, ...

Buddy Guy, Larkin Poe, and the Cross-Generational Power of B.B. King’s Blues Summit 100

Joe Bonamassa’s sprawling centennial tribute keeps unfolding – Vol. III reminds us that the blues is still alive, still ...

A Haunting 1971 Love Song by The Carpenters Is Karen Carpenter at Her Absolute Best

In the early 1970s, "Superstar" was a song that had already been recorded by a handful of famous faces. Written by Bonnie ...