Early David Bowie recordings make their way to streaming A series of '60s Bowie tracks have been released on streaming platforms for the first time. BANG Premier · Sep 18
"It was the first time David committed a self-composed song to wax. At the end of the session, Jimmy said 'Well, it's definitely not going to be a hit.' And he was right": When Jimmy Page and David Bowie collided, pre-fame Early Bowie recordings featuring Jimmy Page to be released MusicRadar · Jul 16
New David Bowie album to feature unheard songs featuring Jimmy Page The new album has been billed by his music label as ‘the most complete collection of tracks recorded by a nascent David Bowie’ The Independent UK · Jul 16
Unheard David Bowie songs from 1965 to be released – including ones with Jimmy Page on guitar Compilation entitled David Bowie: The Shel Talmy Recordings will be released in September, collating material from when he recorded as Davy Jones The Guardian - UK · Jul 15
"I was transfixed. I thought it was someone else. I said: 'Is that us? That's us!'" The fractious story of the Kinks classic they're still arguing about For a song at Hard Rock Ground Zero, there sure is a lot of disagreement about You Really Got Me Louder · Jun 16
"If it were made today, it would sound like Green Day or a metal band." How a neurotic 19-year-old and a guitarist with a razor created the blueprint for metal and punk The story of the song that schooled Metallica's James Hetfield Louder · Mar 23
Shel Talmy obituary Music producer for the Kinks and the Who on hits such as You Really Got Me, Sunny Afternoon and My Generation The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024
“I’d like to think that there's a big studio in the sky”: Shel Talmy, legendary producer of The Who and The Kinks, dies aged 87 He produced My Generation and other classics MusicRadar · Nov 15, 2024
The Who and The Kinks producer Shel Talmy dies Music producer Shel Talmy, who worked with The Who and The Kinks, has died aged 87. BANG Premier · Nov 15, 2024
Shel Talmy, producer for the Who, the Kinks and David Bowie, dies aged 87 The American producer helped to craft a raw, immediate sound for British rock in the mid-1960s, with hits such as You Really Got Me and My Generation The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024
Legendary Music Producer Shel Talmy Dies At 87 Renowned music producer Shel Talmy, known for shaping 1960s British rock scene, passes at 87. His legacy in rock music history will be remembered. Top News · Nov 15, 2024
Shel Talmy, producer for The Who and The Kinks, dies aged 87 The US record producer died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024
‘Played on over 250 albums’: was Nicky Hopkins the greatest unsung pianist ever? He helped shape classic songs by the Rolling Stones, The Who and the Beatles but his influence on music has been largely ignored. A new documentary aims to correct that The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2024
"I often wonder what would have happened if Keith Moon and I had formed Led Zeppelin": How The Who stopped hating each other for long enough to shape the sound of the future In 1966, The Who were a bunch of drinking, drugging, brawling rock stars-in-waiting. Pete Townshend was about to change all that Louder · Jun 10, 2024
Louder · Apr 10, 2024 "Not everyone can say they played with David Bowie and Jimmy Page." Drummer Michael Whitehead on working with two giants of British music "Davy was very flamboyant, very friendly, and a very talented musician. Popular with the girls too."
Guitar World · Feb 26, 2024 “There’s some contention about that, but that’s how I remember it”: Eddie Kramer says Jimmy Page did play on The Kinks’ You Really Got Me – but it might not have been the version we know today The decorated rock producer has recalled the first time he crossed paths with Page, who was busy recording an overdub for the 1964 hit