Latest articles by Elizabeth Swann
Jack Antonoff opens up about missing Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’
The Bleachers frontman says he wasn’t surprised when Swift made her 2025 album without him after more than a decade of collaboration
Teenage guitarist Grace Bowers pulls videos from YouTube due to “too many old-ass creeps”
Bowers says she’s done with the audience drawn to her blues playing and is shifting toward music for her own generation.
Pattie Boyd, muse to George Harrison and Eric Clapton, just saw Clapton play “Layla” live 37 years after their breakup
The former model who inspired classic songs attended one of Clapton’s intimate U.K. warm-up shows where she heard the tunes he wrote about her
Donovan on his psychedelic breakthrough aided by heartbreak, LSD and Jimmy Page
The folk troubadour explains how a pair of London session pros and a white Telecaster helped create one of rock’s earliest psychedelic albums
“He said ‘I’ll f***ing do it, darling!’” Brian May on Freddie Mercury’s most defiant recording
May recalls how the dying singer downed a vodka and delivered one of the greatest vocals of his life
“I’ve got some bad news, Paul. Our truck was broken into and the bass was stolen.” Ian Horne recalls how he lost Paul McCartney’s Höfner bass
The former Wings sound engineer recalls the events that led to the disappearance of the famous Beatles bass
The two strangest things Eddie Van Halen ever took to airport security
During the ‘Balance’ tour in 1995, the Van Halen guitarist had a pair of run-ins so unforgettable that even Ted Nugent weighed in.
“I’m not going to be here long. Just give me stuff to sing.” Brian May on Freddie Mercury’s last days
The guitarist says Queen managed to carry on thanks to the gift he left them — and reveals the song Adam Lambert nails every time
Elvis Presley inspired it. John Lennon hated it. Behind the song he wanted to keep off the Beatles’ first psychedelic record
Lennon borrowed a line from Presley’s “Baby, Let’s Play House” to write one of his darkest lyrics
“I was feeling like I had so much s*** to hurl at the tape.” How Sheryl Crow broke up her hit-making band with just two words
A remark during a David Letterman interview ignited tensions with the musicians who helped create one of her earliest career-defining tracks.
Lindsey Buckingham hints at possible reunion with Stevie Nicks as he gives update on Fleetwood Mac doc
The guitarist confirmed the long-awaited Mac film is still in the works and offered an update on his solo album
“You might be wrong.” Roger Daltrey said the record business Is “a joke.” Now Pete Townshend is talking about making another Who album
The guitarist says the band may still record again — and he has up to 450 unfinished pieces of music to start with
“Our lives were insane.” Valerie Bertinelli opens up about life with Eddie Van Halen
The actress offers insights into the couple’s chaotic life in the 1980s — and how she was able to find compassion for Eddie in the end
Grace Bowers says she’s abandoning the sound that launched her career
The 19-year-old guitar star says her funk-driven debut no longer reflects who she is — and her next move leans heavily into punk and modern rock.
Jeff Beck on frustration, Fender Esquires and the limits of destruction
The Yardbirds guitarist said his battered 1954 Fender could survive almost anything — even his own attempts to smash it.
Machine Gun Kelly stops the show at London’s O2 Arena after a fan falls through a hole in the stage
The frightening moment happened at London’s O2 Arena when fans were invited onstage during the performance of “Bloody Valentine”
Jack White on the accident that forced a major change in his guitar playing
In the wake of a freak car mishap, the guitarist had to relearn how to form chords without the use of his index finger
Joe Bonamassa rethinks his massive guitar collection a year after L.A. wildfires forced a last-minute rescue
The guitarist says he’s already slowed down his collecting and wants to focus more on what he already owns
The night Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger discovered the blues
Before Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones, they heard the blues live — and were inspired to change rock music forever
Roger McGuinn on jamming with George Harrison, teaching Mike Bloomfield and confusing Bob Dylan
The folk-rock icon said the Beatles were jealous of the Byrds’ clothes. “They asked, ‘How’d you get to wear jeans? We had to wear stupid suits’”
Johnny Rzeznik on his number-one regret about the Goo Goo Dolls’ biggest hit song
The alt-rocker opens up about what moves him the most when he hears his classic cut
Slash, Andrew Watt, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith and Post Malone honor Ozzy Osbourne with a show-stopping all-star performance of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” at the Grammys
Yungblud and Nuno Bettencourt were among those honored earlier in the night for their Back to the Beginning performance
Alex Van Halen shares video of a young Eddie Van Halen playing guitar
The drummer shared the home movie clip to mark what would have been Ed's 71st bbirthday
