“It just became fun to create this character… I’m occupying the space of my idealised frontman from the ’60s and ’70s” Tyler Ballgame was born in a bar. One night he was plain old Tyler Perry, a ...

It was an odd song for us to do after playing Jimmy Reed and Howlin Wolf stuff,” says Yardbird drummer Jim McCarty. “But we liked to be different.” “For Your Love” was very much a transitional record ...

Marking the arrival of the flower moon – the first of two full moons in May – Peter Gabriel has today released the next song ...

Iggy Pop talks us through the highlights of his 40-year career – including skiing trips with David Bowie and a cameo from ...

The English folk singer, songwriter and guitarist Beverley Martyn has died aged 79. Born Beverley Kutner on March 24, 1947 ...

Following their recent triumphant 50th Anniversary show at Wembley Arena, The Damned will continue the celebrations with the ...

A pro ’til the very end, Jim Keltner still talks about his home neighbourhood of Los Feliz in terms of its proximity to his place of work for the last six decades. “It’s basically three or four ...

"Michael loved all that, going to Hollywood..." - The Making Of the 1970 hit "I Want You Back", by The Jackson 5 ...

I think of “Purple Rain” as lightning captured in a bottle. CHRIS JAMES: The casual listener probably doesn’t realise that ...

Super Furry Animals' Precreation Percolation reviewed: entertaining origin story of the returning Welsh vagabonds ...

The psychedelic warlords' live masterpiece reissued... A recent Notes & Queries in The Guardian asked if any band had lasted as long as Hawkwind while having such little success. Hawkwind fans will ...