The “confident” drummer who became Steely Dan’s best ever: “You done hired the hit maker”

Donald Fagen recalled how the unmatched confidence of legendary session drummer Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie shaped the signature ...

Which five forgotten songs outsold The Beatles in the 1960s?

A look at how The Beatles may have been the kings of the 1960s, yet shared the airwaves with many forgotten acts and bands ...
Classical Music

Rock's 7 most underrated band members – and why they were so important

Rock's unsung architects: these are the quiet geniuses who provided great bands with their essential DNA while others took ...

How Led Zeppelin created the impossible-to-copy rhythmic swing of Black Dog

Often presumed to be inspired by Jimmy Page's fascination with the occult, Black Dog's origins were much more earthbound ...