Rod Stewart – Hair, heart and hits
With football in his veins and a harmonica in his pocket, he developed in Highgate. Rod Stewart, the son of a Scottish master builder raised in London
Top 10 rock band drummers of all time
In rock music, the drummer is often the unsung hero, the engine behind the noise. While frontmen grab the mic and guitarists bend the spotlight, it’s the drummer who holds it all together, or tears it apart when needed. Here’s our pick of the 10
5 things you didn’t know about David Bowie
Bowie’s life was a work of art in motion but a few chapters read like surreal fiction.
Interview of Oasis (2006)
The Lock the Box interview with Oasis is a raw and compelling snapshot of the band's turbulent charisma at their peak.
Sign ☮︎ The Times – Prince
Released by Prince in March 1987, Sign the Times was a double album that came with inevitability rather than with hype.
Fender Telecaster – Six strings of straight talk
In the late 1940s, in a Fullerton, California, workshop, it first appeared. Leo Fender lacked guitar ability.
Interview of David Bowie (1977)
The 1977 interview with David Bowie is intriguing as it catches a time of major change in both his life and profession.
The Wall – Pink Floyd
You don't listen to The Wall. You live in it. You crawl through room by room, brick by brick, until the air gets too thick and the voice inside your head starts sounding an awful lot like Roger Waters.
Interview of Keith Richards (1988)
The 1988 interview with Keith Richards is fascinating because it captures the iconic guitarist at a pivotal moment,
Afterlife Interview with Prince
In a purple-hued dreamscape where time bends and guitar solos float like incense, Riffs and Beats caught up with Prince, elusive, brilliant and unbound, for a conversation that defies gravity and genre.