Music photographers talk about working with iconic musicians such as U2, Bob Marley, REM, Jimi Hendrix, and Marianne Faithfull, and the stories behind some of their favourite photos.
We arrived at their hotel and introduced our­selves. There was a bit of a nervous ­”atmosphere” – after all, this was the early days of two cultures [...]

The origins, and meanings, of some well known rock band names.

Bands and musicians represented as countries and grouped according to their genre.

This is the graph the record industry doesn’t want you to see.
What is the impact of illegal file sharing on the revenue received by musicians? In terms of recording revenue, very little. In terms of live performance proceeds, there has been a significant increase. The record companies – while their cut is down – [...]

The number of well-known pop and rock musicians over the age of 70 who are still performing and recording is growing. Why? It’s not for the money – they have bucket loads already – they’re still at because it’s simply what they love doing.
So why keep on doing it when they could all just [...]

This is the stamp collection rock fans have been waiting for, Royal Mail (the British post office) will be issuing a ten piece Classic Album Covers stamp set, featuring the artwork of ten iconic rock album covers, in January 2010.
For decades the album sleeve has been the canvas for some of the most imaginative graphic [...]

How’s this for a take on free downloadable music… a single – or even an album – has become like an enticement to buy tickets to see artists or bands perform live.
Thus, artists like Radiohead, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and Prince are all divorcing themselves from their traditional music labels and are, [...]

Bob Dylan seems hell bent on visiting houses and buildings where iconic latter-day musicians have either previously lived, or recorded some of their greatest work, and even seems prepared to trespass to do so:
Finally, last month, homeowners in Long Branch, 30 miles south of New York, phoned the authorities when they noticed a scruffy [...]

The amazing story of musician Derek Paravicini, who despite being blind, and also suffering from severe learning difficulties and autism, only needs to hear a song once and is able to immediately replay it.
Paravicini, now 30, is a musical savant nicknamed the “human iPod”. He was born 25 weeks premature, and although oxygen therapy saved [...]

The vinyl revival continues to gain momentum… vinyl artist Daniel Edlen creates artworks by painting images of musicians onto their records.