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DARK SECRETS: Harry nilsson - The Real Truth

“My friend’s mom told Harry Nilsson, ‘You gotta hear him play!’ I played and he asked, ‘What are you doing next Wednesday?’”: Val McCallum’s accidental introduction to session work

He’s worked with Jackson Browne, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams, and others, but doesn’t regard himself as an in-demand studio guy. The gearhead lists some of his favorite tools, including a Tele Custom he didn’t expect to like

Guitar World

“Paul McCartney likes to control things under the guise of saying, ‘Play as free as you like.’ Then he’ll start to pick it all apart”: Chris Spedding’s favorite sessions

From handling Jack Bruce’s temper, to Brian Eno’s budget studio and Macca’s post-Beatles era, the UK session veteran picks his most treasured moments

Guitar World

From Kurt Cobain's death to Beyoncé's Illuminati ties: The weirdest music conspiracy theories

Warning: This article contains references to suicide, drug use and plenty of baseless conspiracy theories. Tin hats on, sheeple...

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"What were the skies like when you were young?": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form

The story of the blissfully psychedelic bricolage that launched The Orb's career, introduced ambient house to the masses and even prompted a lawsuit from Rickie Lee Jones

MusicRadar

"I've always thought that plagiarism is creative": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form

The story of the blissfully psychedelic bricolage that launched The Orb's career, introduced ambient house to the masses and even prompted a lawsuit from Rickie Lee Jones

MusicRadar

10 Musicians Who Never Toured—But Still Got Rich

When most people think of wealthy musicians, they imagine massive world tours, sold-out stadiums, and endless nights on the road. But not every successful artist built their fortune by touring. Some avoided the grueling travel schedules entirely, focusing instead on songwriting, studio work, licensing, or other revenue streams. These artists…

Plunged in Debt

Joey Molland obituary

Guitarist in the band Badfinger who made the much-covered track Without You and played on John Lennon’s album Imagine

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“Thank you, Joey... for keeping the band's music alive for so long and for being a friend to us all”: Badfinger guitarist Molland dies aged 77

Molland was last original member of Apple signees

MusicRadar

Richard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’, dies at 82

Perry, who also produced records for Rod Stewart and Ringo Starr, died at a Los Angeles hospital

The Independent UK

Badfinger's crisp "Head First" remix

Bob Jackson discusses bringing the 1974 album back as a testament to the Welsh band's enduring impact

Salon

“I have never heard a better ‘rock’ piano”: From The Beatles to Bowie, Queen to Elton John, how the rich, distinctive tone of the Trident Studios house piano graced the grooves of some of the finest songs ever recorded

It’s what Macca played on Hey Jude

MusicRadar

Cher recalls Playboy Mansion visit with drunk, naked John Lennon

Cher had to act like John Lennon's "mother" when he drunkenly stripped naked at the Playboy Mansion.

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“He wanted his version of the song to be a stark, heavy solo-piano thing, but they convinced him to turn it into a grand, crashing, theatrical monster-ballad, complete with orchestra”: The story of Nilsson's Without You

How the singer transformed an album track into one of the most abiding love songs of all time

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"I was 23 years old and my first boyfriend was John Lennon": 10 things you need to know about May Pang

May Pang famously accompanied John Lennon on his lost weekend: She also got a Christian songwriter to work with Judas Priest

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"Girls talk to me when I play": Chris Spedding took up the guitar nearly seventy years ago and he's still in demand

Legendary sideman and session guitarist Chris Spedding on a "naughty" 70s, discovering the Sex Pistols and being an honorary Beatle

MusicRadar

“What surprises people about Wichita Lineman is that it was written in a hurry. If I'd had more time, I would have looked at that couplet and taken it out”: Jimmy Webb on Elvis, his lost weekend with Nilsson and Lennon, and that classic lyric

Plus, he picks his top 5 lyrics by other artists

Louder

"Jimi Hendrix lived a block from me in New York. We jammed together a lot": Al Kooper's stories of the Rolling Stones, The Who, Bob Dylan, Joe Walsh and more

He freaked out Lynyrd Skynyrd, produced The Tubes and more, hung out at Keith Moon’s house and had George Harrison hang out at his. He's the legendary Al Kooper

Louder

"I was diagnosed with an ulcer on my 21st birthday. The doctor asked me: 'What's the problem, kid? Is there something or someone…' I said: 'Let me stop you right there. There is indeed someone'": the tumultuous story of Jellyfish

Power-pop princelings Jellyfish were the new Beatles, ELO and Queen all in one – until bad vibes and psychic turmoil snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

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Cinemablend

32 Classic Songs Featured In Goodfellas

Scorsese is a master at using music in his movies and his pinnacle is Goodfellas. It's classic banger after classic banger in the iconic mob film.

The Guardian - UK

Sam Burton: Dear Departed review – timeless, low-key charm

Written after time on the road, the LA-based songwriter’s second album channels the spirit of Glen Campbell and Harry Nilsson

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Partygate: The Inside Story; In Dark Corners; I’m Not a Monster; The Goop Pursuit

Yet more revelations from inside Boris Johnson’s No 10; the great Prince Harry debate; an update on Alex Renton’s investigation of abuse at public schools; and Shamima Begum’s story in her own words

Los Angeles Times

Harry Nilsson song rights sold to BMG in latest catalog deal

Harry Nilsson's melodic pop music endeared him to the Beatles and won him the admiration of everyone from Monty Python's Terry Gilliam to Carly Rae Jepsen. But ask someone on the street if they recognize the name, and they'll probably either respond with knowing reverence or a quizzical stare.

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