Photo by © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images David Bowie wrote "The Man Who Sold The World" about a search for identity befor... read more
How they came up with their signature sound, and the stories behind hits like "Hold On Loosely" and "Caught Up In You"
Lyrics don't always follow the rules of grammar. Can you spot the ones that don't?
How our favorite songs taught us about Champagne Problems, Dirty Work, Freak Flags, Soft Options and other useful phrases
Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.
Thanks to Eminem's song, the word "stan" was added to the Oxford American Dictionary in 2017. It means an obsessive fan.
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Tired of being pitted against each other as fellow female rockers, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker fought back by pulling their talents and forming the supergroup Boygenius. Their debut, The Record, was named Best Alternative Album at the Grammy Awards in 2024.
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Todd Rundgren explains why he avoids "Hello It's Me," and what it was like producing Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell album.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
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Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
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"It seemed that we would lose the race" refers to the band having the Rolling Stones mobile recording studio for only a limited time. They had to find a new place to make the recording quickly in order to make use of it. Lots of different bands used this facility, including Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones (of course), and others as diverse as The Chieftans, Miles Davis and Willie Nelson. It was upgraded several times over the years and was in use until fairly recently, when it was sold to a museum....