FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 17 - The Untold Story

“I remember thinking: ‘Wouldn’t it be great if I could ask Sting to sing that line?’ Suddenly someone said: ‘Sting’s here on holiday! He’s on the beach!’” How Mark Knopfler got lucky with Money For Nothing

It’s amazing who you can bump into in the Caribbean…

MusicRadar · Apr 28, 2025

Mark Knopfler on Dire Straits’ Money for Nothing: ‘I wrote it in the window display of a New York appliance store’

‘A big bonehead of a delivery guy was looking at all these TV screens tuned to MTV and the lines he was saying were too good to be true. So I borrowed a pen and paper, sat down and started writing’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025

"Dumb done well is lots of fun": Twisted Sister start their own party on You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll

Hated by their US record company, Twisted Sister's You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll was a mission statement and a launchpad

Louder · Apr 28, 2025

Meet the Cast of 'Pulse'

We would trust the doctors at Maguire Medical Center with our lives.

Marie Claire · Apr 4, 2025

MTV Video Music Awards head to CBS for the first time

The MTV Video Music Awards have a new home

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025

“A new drummer affects everyone in Dream Theater. We all play off the time keeper”:John Myung on how the return of Mike Portnoy has changed the band – and his bass playing

Parasomnia is Dream Theater's first new album with drummer Mike Portnoy for 16 years

Guitar World · Apr 3, 2025

“I’ve seen a million faces and I’ve rocked them all!”: Was Bon Jovi’s 1989 acoustic performance really the inspiration for MTV Unplugged?

It was Jon and Richie at their peak

MusicRadar · Apr 2, 2025

“Over the past three decades, his partnership with Martin has produced some of the most sought-after signature guitars in the company’s history”: Martin recreates Eric Clapton’s MTV Unplugged acoustic for limited edition anniversary run

These two versions of Slowhand's pre-war 1939 acoustic were announced on his 80th birthday and celebrate the 30th anniversary of his first signature Martin

MusicRadar · Apr 1, 2025

Kurt Cobain's Nevermind guitar to go on display in the UK

Kurt Cobain's famous MTV Unplugged guitar is going on public display in the UK at the Royal College of Music Museum for the first time.

BANG Premier · Mar 31, 2025

Kurt Cobain’s guitar from Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged show to go on display in UK

The Martin D-18E, played at renowned performance five months before singer’s suicide, sold for £4.8m in 2020

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025