Eric Clapton

‘Clapton turned incredibly pale when Jimi began to play’: Brian Auger, the Swinging 60s’ pop Zelig

The keys wizard played with Rod Stewart and turned down Hendrix but has never enjoyed the renown of his peers. At 82, on the cusp of a new reissue collection, his passion is undimmed

Garth Cartwright

08, Mar, 2022 @8:20 AM

Eric Clapton to waive legal costs against woman who attempted to sell single bootlegged CD

The artist’s management have issued a clarifying statement after the singer attracted criticism over the David v Goliath win

Kelly Burke

23, Dec, 2021 @5:39 AM

Eric Clapton wins legal case against woman selling bootleg live CD for £8.45

Rock star wins case against German woman who says her late husband bought the disc at a popular department store in the 80s

Laura Snapes and Philip Oltermann

17, Dec, 2021 @4:45 PM

‘British blues will survive the apocalypse!’: how the underground scene kept its groove

Seventy years ago, the blues arrived on these shores and transformed the musical landscape. Today, it lives in the shadow of the genres it inspired – but the scene is still thriving

Garth Cartwright

10, Sep, 2021 @8:00 AM

Eric Clapton releases song seen as criticising official response to Covid

This Has Gotta Stop lines include ‘I can’t take this BS any longer’ and follows negative comments about restrictions

Kevin Rawlinson

29, Aug, 2021 @4:18 PM

Eric Clapton refuses to play venues that require proof of vaccination

Clapton says he won’t perform for a ‘discriminated audience’ after vaccination passports made mandatory for clubs and venues this autumn

Laura Snapes

22, Jul, 2021 @10:05 AM

Rockin' in the free world? Inside the rightwing takeover of protest music

It’s easy to laugh at hardcore patriots misunderstanding Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA, but such appropriation is increasingly widespread – and dangerously twisting the truth

Luke Ottenhof

13, Apr, 2021 @2:00 PM

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