The Rivalry Between Blur and Oasis That Divided Britain in 1995 — And What Both Bands Really Said About Each Other in Private

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On August 14, 1995, two singles were released simultaneously in Britain: Country House by Blur and Roll With It by Oasis. The music press had manufactured the release date collision into a national event — Britpop’s Battle of the Bands, North versus South, art school versus council estate, Damon Albarn’s Chelsea sophistication against Noel Gallagher’s … Read more

Five Songs Eric Clapton Recorded After the Death of His Son — That Changed Everything He Thought About Music

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On March 20, 1991, Conor Clapton — Eric Clapton’s four-year-old son — fell from an open window on the 53rd floor of a New York City apartment building. He died instantly. Clapton was not present at the moment of the accident. He arrived at the hospital afterward. He has described, in interviews and in his … Read more

P!nk Credits Madonna for Inspiring Her to Stand Strong in the Music Industry

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P!nk has built a career on being fearless, outspoken, and unapologetically herself. Over the years, the Grammy-winning singer has become known for speaking her mind and refusing to conform to industry expectations. According to P!nk, much of that confidence was inspired by one music icon she admired as a child—Madonna. The singer has openly credited … Read more

The Moment Bono Realized U2 Were About to Become the Biggest Band in the World — And Was Terrified

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There is a specific kind of terror that precedes greatness when the person experiencing the greatness has enough self-awareness to understand what is happening before it fully arrives. Most musicians discover their success retrospectively — they look back and identify the moment the trajectory changed. Bono, who has never been accused of insufficient self-awareness, experienced … Read more

Seven Artists Who Tried to Out-Perform David Bowie Live — And Admitted They Couldn’t

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David Bowie’s live performances occupy a category separate from his recordings in the assessment of musicians who shared stages with him or watched from the wings. The recordings are extraordinary — documented, available, analyzable. The live performances were something that recordings of them only partially capture, because what Bowie brought to a stage was not … Read more

Pink Laughs About Daughter Willow’s Adorably Unimpressed Reaction to Their Chart-Topping Success

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Singer-songwriter Pink recently shared a funny story about her daughter, Willow, proving once again that kids often see fame very differently than adults do. During a recent conversation, Pink recalled Willow’s reaction after learning that their duet had reached No. 1 on the music charts in the Netherlands. While many artists would celebrate such an … Read more

The Song Van Morrison Wrote in One Take — That He Has Never Performed Live Again

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Some songs are carefully crafted over weeks or even months. Others arrive in a flash of inspiration, seemingly from nowhere. For legendary singer-songwriter Van Morrison, one of his most beloved compositions emerged in a single creative burst—and then disappeared from his live performances forever. That song is “Madame George,” the haunting centerpiece of Morrison’s 1968 … Read more