Joe walsh

I can’t remember exactly which list it was, but one of our ‘favourite test tracks’ rundowns recently made me all misty-eyed about Tom Waits’ signature ballad Martha. I instantly made the comparison wi

Steve Fairclough on the story behind the mystical image on the cover of a multimillion-selling album by a band in chaos…

When I was 16, I was into music and athletics. I was a sprinter and I was in school bands. George Michael was my musical hero – I would stand in front of the mirror with a hairbrush singing Faith. Sch

Two albums recorded 50 years apart – the gear might have stayed the same, but the recording experience is completely different

‘Lost Beach Boy’ David Marks looks back on his early days beside the Wilson brothers, injecting rock and surf elements into Brian Wilson’s songs

In 1994, at Gilstead Middle School, the halls buzzed with gossip. Did you hear? Alex and Matthew wore women’s underwear. These were not the cool kids either; these were the ‘swots’, the musical theatr