Mark Knopfler looks back on Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits’ “sheer fluke” that made him a reluctant superstar

Brothers In Arms reinvented Knopfler and gave him more fame than he could handle. 40 years on, in a rare interview, the band ...

“It was a challenge to myself: ‘I’m not gonna have a chorus in this song’”: How Jack White created the riff of the century

Seven Nation Army was so named because the young Jack once misheard the name of the Salvation Army. According to White, the ...
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"The 'lost chord' they were searching for may have been a power chord": The Moody Blues attain peak psychedelic whimsy on In Search Of The Lost Chord

A disarmingly trippy delight that had the band hoisting their freak flag into the warm psychedelic breeze of the times. LSD ...

RECORDINGS | OPINION: The sound of time passing — from Little Feat to Taylor Swift

From Little Feat's humid funk-fusion and Gurf Morlix's parched minimalism to the spectral intimacy of The Cranberries' ...
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Makaya McCraven, On The Record

The distinction between composition and improvisation has always been fraught territory in the discourse surrounding jazz; ...
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8 Michael Jackson Songs & Duets That Show His Timeless Musical Legacy.

Michael Jackson songs featuring his most legendary collaborations — from Paul McCartney and Janet Jackson to Stevie Wonder ...