Latest articles by Elizabeth Swann
Former Fabs Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were on hand for a pair of memorable events in the late country icon’s history
The “9 to 5” songwriter says she neglected her own health while caring for her late husband and is now focused on getting herself “back up to snuff”
The Daily Mail secretly followed a Detroit local for days, convinced she was the famous drummer — even after she told its reporters they had the wrong woman
The session legend whose six-decade résumé includes Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Elton John and the Sex Pistols has begun a nine-month course of chemotherapy
A 22-year-old drama student named Albert Goodman snuck onstage to film the guitar legend from just 15 feet away
Gillis recalls the bizarre episode from Night Ranger’s early days touring with ZZ Top — and the macabre souvenir Gibbons made from the scorpion that stung Jack Blades.
The Def Leppard guitarist says his donor transplant failed, but he’s continuing treatment and has no intention of slowing down
Inside the cocaine-fueled Montreux session where Bowie took control — and left Queen questioning the song's future
Inspired by his treasured 1937 Martin 00-18 shade-top, the models include a handcrafted Nazareth-built model and a more accessible version produced at Martin's Navojoa, Mexico facility
17-year-old George Walker was shocked to learn the news after facing the Led Zeppelin legend at a surprise tournament appearance last weekend
Hired to produce Behind the Sun in 1985, Collins saw one of rock’s greatest guitarists stuck in a creative rut. Here’s how he challenged Eric Clapton to get off autopilot and start writing again
The Black Sabbath guitarist says he never imagined his lifelong friend would die just hours after their last conversation
Two battle-scarred backup guitars built by longtime tech Zeke Clark carry $50,000 opening bids, while Backstage Auctions says they saw extensive studio use during the 5150 era
One year after Black Sabbath’s farewell performance, the guitar legend returns with From the Dark, featuring singer Jorn Lande
In honor of Bagpipe Appreciation Day, here’s the gloriously unlikely story behind AC/DC’s most unmistakable musical ingredient
The Queens native co-founded Sick of It All in 1986 and fronted the influential New York hardcore band for nearly four decades, helping take its sound from the underground to a worldwide audience
Hagar even extended an invitation for Roth to join him onstage at his Las Vegas residency in September
The slide guitar master thought he was being pranked during a family poker game — but calling Clapton back required an unexpected trip to the Verizon store
In a new interview, the Stones frontman says the final show of the band’s celebrated 1972 tour culminated in an onstage food fight that even Stevie Wonder joined
As ‘Parachutes’ turns 26, the story behind “Yellow” reveals how a nighttime break, a busted piece of studio gear and a Neil Young impression produced one of the biggest songs of the 2000s
The Cure frontman reveals how a simple mistake changed the feel of “Friday I’m in Love” — and why he decided to leave it that way.
The rocker had never acted before when Winkler played a prank in front of a studio audience, just moments ahead of her debut as Leather Tuscadero.
A harrowing account in Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul details how a heroin overdose nearly claimed both Allman brothers on the same night in 1971.
