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Christopher Cross apologizes to Canadians for Trump: “I’m very sorry and embarrassed that we have an A-hole for a president”
By Martin Kielty Published
The singer joins Jelly Roll and Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson in criticizing the president as U.S.-Canada tensions escalate.

Frank Zappa was dying and wanted to speak to Ian Anderson
By Phil Weller Published
Anderson was a huge Zappa fan, but the musician’s public attacks on Jethro Tull left him unsure how to respond when Zappa reached out in his final weeks

Jimmy Page on the Beatle who inspired Led Zeppelin’s most beautiful song
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
George Harrison’s complaint inspired Page to borrow one of his melodies — but there’s a James Taylor connection there as well

The Who’s lost Who by Numbers tapes were hiding in plain sight
By Phil Weller Published
A musical detective uncovered the original multitracks for The Who by Numbers, along with Pete Townshend’s demos and more than 50 years of Who history

Freddie Mercury’s final days are revealed by his closest friend in a rare interview: “It got chaotic”
By Phil Weller Published
Mary Austin opens up about the invasive press frenzy, their decades-long love story and the trove of lyric sheets he left behind

Brian May is still upset about the controversial B-side to Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” single
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Drummer Roger Taylor’s tongue-in-cheek tune on the hit song's B-side brought him a hefty payday. May still holds a grudge.

“I could phone up Eric Clapton and he’d buy it.” Robert Fripp on the six-figure guitar behind King Crimson’s breakthrough
By Phil Weller Published
The 1959 Gibson Les Paul Custom became Fripp’s for a song — but he’s shocked to see what a similar model fetches today

Billy Gibbons reveals Keith Richards’ text after Frank Beard’s death: “It gave me a lot to think about”
By Elizabeth Swann Published
Facing the loss of both Beard and Dusty Hill, the guitar icon reflects on carrying ZZ Top forward under strict orders from his late bandmates

Stevie Nicks wrote “Landslide” after Lindsey Buckingham left her stranded in Aspen. Now she’s singing it with Olivia Rodrigo: “She reminds me of me”
By Christopher Scapelliti Published
Nicks joined Rodrigo for the Fleetwood Mac classic at Daisy Chain Fields, more than 50 years after the song emerged from one of the most difficult moments of her life
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