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THE TRUTH ABOUT: David hepworth | History Defined

“What are you planning to actually use it for?”: Back in 1984, Midge Ure appeared on BBC TV to reveal our MIDI guitar synth future with his box-fresh Roland GR-700

“I think I’d have to spend many a long hour sitting in the studio working with the thing before I take it out on stage,” he admits

“It’s one of the earliest heavy metal records made. Paul’s contribution was the way Ringo played the drums”: Did the Beatles really pioneer hard rock as early as 1965? John Lennon certainly thought so

“It’s one of the earliest heavy metal records made. Paul’s contribution was the way Ringo played the drums”: Did the Beatles really pioneer hard rock as early as 1965? John Lennon certainly thought so

From its buzzing guitar drone to its clattering drums, Ticket to Ride was certainly a step forward for the Beatles sonically - but did it really invent heavy rock?

“That's when the phone lines all over the world collapsed… The moment came when people fully understood what this was for”: The creation of The Cars’ song Drive and how it soundtracked a humanitarian catastrophe

“That's when the phone lines all over the world collapsed… The moment came when people fully understood what this was for”: The creation of The Cars’ song Drive and how it soundtracked a humanitarian catastrophe

Best of 2024: “The lyrics don't have to mean anything in an intellectual sense. They're endlessly interpretive. They just have to make an emotional sense”

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Hope I Get Old Before I Die by David Hepworth review – living legends

From McCartney to Dylan and the Stones, this portrait of rock longevity mixes fascinating detail with rash claims – but is never less than entertaining

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“That's when the phone lines all over the world collapsed… The moment came when people fully understood what this was for”: The creation of The Cars’ song Drive and how it soundtracked a humanitarian catastrophe

“The lyrics don't have to mean anything in an intellectual sense. They're endlessly interpretive. They just have to make an emotional sense”

The week in audio: Courtney Love’s Women; Kicking Back With the Cardiffians; The Belgrano Diary; Word in Your Ear – review

The grunge grand dame tells her anarchic life story through the music she loves, while Charlotte Church has a tender chat with her ‘dada’. Plus, a deep dive into the Falklands war and Neil Tennant’s Smash Hits days

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Are bands dead? How solo stars took over the charts

Pop was once all about four guys and their instruments. Now that gang mentality has been blown away by tech-savvy individuals

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Take a deep dive into Abbey Road history

Take a deep dive into Abbey Road history

David Hepworth's book, with foreword by Paul McCartney, takes fans from its 1931 EMI beginnings to today

Ex-Smash Hits editor looks back at iconic mag's heyday as it makes one-off return

Ex-Smash Hits editor looks back at iconic mag's heyday as it makes one-off return

Smash Hits was never 'slick', but it was read by millions of British teenagers every fortnight and definitely left an impression, says former editor David Hepworth

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