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"I decided that I was going to write a song with a lot of chords." Robby Krieger tells how he wrote a timeless hit with "Light My Fire"
Krieger explains how the song changed from the time they played it in clubs until it became a chart-topping hit single ...
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A lesson in the melody-first rhythm style and hook-filled solos of the Killers’ Dave Keuning
There are many lessons to be taken from Dave Keuning’s work with the Killers, not least that an appreciation of melody, a ...
“A huge influence”: The artist Paul McCartney claimed to completely steal from
Paul McCartney wasn't afraid to wear his influences on his sleeve, but he wasn't afraid to outright copy this rocker's ...
Why did John Fogerty try to sue The Hollies?
Inspiration is not that far away from copying, but John Fogerty thought The Hollies got too close for comfort on this smash ...
Primal Scream, review: like being assailed by a ranting student at a Socialist Workers Party disco
Primal Scream’s 12th album sees Bobby Gillespie banging on about poverty, democracy and colonialism. It’s both sublime and ...
The Night R.E.M.’s Drummer Almost Died Onstage
It was 1995, and the band from Georgia was touring the world on the strength of three smash-hit albums in a row when Bill Berry collapsed—and everything almost fell apart.
Story Behind the Song: Unlikely inspiration behind 'Rock My World (Little Country Girl)'
Songwriters Steve O'Brien and Bill LaBounty co-wrote the song "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" recorded by Brooks & Dunn. Here's the story behind it.
Quincy Jones: His brilliance explained in 10 songs
Quincy Jones version, recorded for his 1973 album You've Got It Bad Girl, is almost unrecognisable as the same song. Lazily ...
Guitar Player on MSN3d
Robby Krieger reveals how breaking the rules resulted in the Doors' breakthrough hit, "Light My Fire"
Light My Fire” wasn’t the Doors’ first single — that honor went to “Break on Through (To the Other Side).” It was actually ...
Countdown was the great awakening for my generation
It arrived with no fanfare. Twenty-five minutes on Friday evening in black and white. But watching the very first episode of Countdown on November 8, 1974 — 50 years ago — lit a fuse in me that burned ...
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Enter Shikari makes the case for arenas in its raucous North American tour
At its recent Vancouver show, Enter Shikari controlled pitch and tempo to absolutely fuck us up. Opener Yours Truly kicked off proceedings with a polished pop-punk set. As lead si ...