Industry expert and YouTuber Adam Saunders launches new books to break down the barriers of music theory to make songwriting simple

(Image credit: Trinity College London Press) Songwriting can often feel like puzzle-solving. Bridging sections together, making choruses shine, and ensuring songs have emotion and movement sometimes feel like a task akin to cracking the Da Vinci Code. Possessing a solid grasp of music theory will help, but knowing where toContinue Reading

“The alchemy that transformed a unique riff into an anthem was etched into the collective soul of the band – a synergy that no machine can emulate”: Jimmy Page blasts new Artificial Intelligence proposals from UK Government

Jimmy Page has hit out against the position of Artificial Intelligence in music and the arts in the wake of new proposals from the UK Government. The Led Zeppelin legend’s passionate statement on the dangers that artificial intelligence poses to the music industry come as the UK Government ends itsContinue Reading

“An unbelievably special musician, and an amazing person”: Joey Molland, guitarist, singer, last surviving original member of Badfinger, dies at 77

Joey Molland, a guitarist and singer who co-anchored ’70s hitmakers Badfinger – and was their final surviving original member – has died at the age of 77. The news was confirmed in a post on Molland’s official Facebook page, which read: “Well, the day we never wanted to see hasContinue Reading

“Ray Manzarek hated the sound of distorted guitar chords. He didn’t think they belonged in music”: X’s Under the Big Black Sun is a stone-cold L.A. punk classic, produced by a legendary figure who “didn’t really like punk rock” – here’s ho

L.A. punks X made their major-label debut in 1982 with Under the Big Black Sun. The record, which followed two critically acclaimed indie releases – Los Angeles (1980) and Wild Gift (1981) – spotlights a more refined and polished version of their sound, while not losing an ounce of theContinue Reading