Eric Clapton
Queen and David Bowie recorded Cream covers in Under Pressure sessions
A new interview with Roger Taylor and Brian May reveals the existence of recordings born from a boozy Swiss jam session
Laura Snapes
11, Mar, 2021 @11:00 AM
Christopher Eccleshall obituary
Other lives: Guitar-maker to the stars in the 1970s, including David Bowie and Rory Gallagher
Morwenna Del Mar
09, Oct, 2020 @10:13 AM
We miss you, Jimi Hendrix. You were greater than 'God'
Fifty years after the guitarist’s death, his discordant, soulful music remains extraordinary
Kenan Malik
20, Sep, 2020 @5:45 AM
Rise of illicit activity in our back gardens | Brief letters
Brief letters: The Tories | Johnson’s Scotland visit | Lawbreaking saxophonists | God | Plebs
Letters
24, Jul, 2020 @3:09 PM
A higher power than Bach and Brahms | Brief letters
Brief letters: Jeff Bezos | 1970s food | Musicians and God | Newspaper paywalls
Letters
23, Jul, 2020 @4:44 PM
Ginger Baker, wild and brilliant Cream drummer, dies aged 80
Drummer who straddled jazz, blues and rock ‘passed away peacefully’
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
06, Oct, 2019 @7:09 PM
Ginger Baker obituary
Trailblazing drummer who performed alongside Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce in the 1960s rock supergroup Cream
Adam Sweeting
06, Oct, 2019 @1:55 PM
Eric Clapton: Happy Xmas review – the ghost of Christmas songs past
This effects-heavy standards album is baffling: it never heats up, festively speaking
Laura Snapes
14, Dec, 2018 @2:00 PM
Slowhand by Philip Norman review – Eric Clapton and the years of excess
The rock star secured fame by bringing US southern music to a new audience. Then the unrestrained hedonism began
Richard Williams
08, Nov, 2018 @9:00 AM
Readers recommend playlist: songs about being lost
A reader finds a way through your suggestions, meeting Chet Baker, the Clash and Eric Clapton along the way
Samantha Birchard
28, Jun, 2018 @11:00 AM
Heart of gold: Neil Young's online archives are a revolution in fandom
The ornery singer-songwriter’s new online venture soups up the CD boxset with digital user-friendliness – and points the way to a new kind of music obsession
Michael Hann
04, Jun, 2018 @9:00 AM
Record Store Day 2018: the exclusive releases in full
From Abba to Zero 7, the 500 singles, EPs, LPs and cassettes released for the annual celebration of independent record shops
Guardian music
07, Mar, 2018 @2:57 PM
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