A 1983 track has been named the greatest solo of all time, with musicians pointing to its raw intensity and lasting influence ...

Bass players might not always grab the spotlight in the same way as showboating lead singers or preening lead guitarists, but without them, rock would struggle to find its roll. Over the years, many ...

I really want to write a book about fusion. Not just as a specific musical genre, but as an ethos. Because the music of the six-year span from 1969 to 1975, which I often feel was the best era for ...

SAN DIEGO — Welcome to this year’s exciting edition of “Watching a Red-Faced Music Critic Paint Himself Into a Corner!” The critic in question is, well, me. The corner I have painted myself into is ...

Brandi Carlile has played a significant role in helping legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell make her return to the stage following a near-fatal brain haemorrhage. And in a new interview, Carlile ...

To be fully transparent, this was initially going to be a very different essay. I first set out to chronicle Joni Mitchell’s transformation from a folk visionary to a jazz voyager; a story of ...

Weather Report was founded in 1970 by musicians who had met while playing with Miles Davis. This Montreux Festival show from 1976 follows on from the release of their album "Black Market" but features ...

A new documentary reveals the man behind the unassuming shopfront, who sells instruments to the likes of Slash, Dave Grohl – and Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow The Guardian’s journalism is ...