It is fair to say, therefore, that Wilson has been among the most influential figures in rock and pop music for some decades now. So, who inspired Wilson himself? Aside from the aforementioned ...

Emerging from Manchester in the wake of the city’s punk rock boom, The Smiths were founded on the songwriting partnership of ...

Baby, I Love You, originally co-written and produced by Spector for The Ronettes in 1963, is one of the album’s real highlights with Joey Ramone’s lilting heartworn vocal balancing perfectly with a ...

Many of their songs employ the so-called Wall Of Sound production technique—developed by notorious songwriter Phil Spector in the ’60s, and then taken to global new highs by ABBA the following ...

A24 is backing the new movie, which will explore Spector’s troubled marriage to producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector ... Her joyful sound, playful nature and magical presence will ...

Outside stood two bodyguards flanking a long-haired and bearded Phil Spector. The fabled producer was dressed in ... CBGBs habitat where the group had honed their repertoire. Plaza Sound Studios, in ...

Clem Burke, the drummer for 1970s new wave band Blondie, has died aged 70 following a "private battle with cancer", the ...

Originally released in a squelchy mix by Phil Spector, this remastered version of the One to One benefit gig from 1972 – the singer’s first full-length concert after leaving The Beatles ...

His talent, energy, and passion for music were unmatched, and his contributions to our sound and success are ... to Shreds,” he was able to play Phil Spector-tinted girl-group drums, and when ...