Kelly Scanlon

The most fleeting song that hit the UK scene Telly Savalas’ ‘If’ in 1975, which was as good as nonexistent the moment it left the charts. Read more here.

While creating 'Parallel Lines', Blondie bassist Nigel Harrison got so frustrated with producer Mike Chapman that he threatened to "tear" him "apart".

Freddie Mercury once said Stevie Wonder was the best ballad writer in the world and the one musician no one else could top when it comes to songwriting.

Noel Gallagher reflected on his surprise when David Bowie released 'The Next Day' in 2013, saying he listened it for 20 days straight.

The best-selling album of 1973 was Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon', which reinvented the perameters of the concept album set earlier by The Beatles.

The music industry experienced a significant decline in the 2010s, culminating in a major dip in profitability across two years

Why David Byrne was “a pain in the ass to deal with” during the Talking Heads years

The Band's Robbie Robertson wrote 'Stage Fright' about that feeling when performance anxiety hits, but which can become an addictive cycle.

St Vincent wrote 'Pills' about reliance on medication and how capitalism in America has a profound impact on mental health and art. Read more here.

Eddie Van Halen and Allan Holdsworth had a mutual admiration and genuine friendship, with Van Halen describing him as the "only one I got off on".