This week’ on Essential Music, we revisit classic April releases through the decades. Plus new music from Brandi & Elton, Wet ...

Long before The Beatles put the studio on the map, Abbey Road was still creating hits during their long history. This song was their first chart-topper.

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The first Greenbelt took place in 1974 on a Suffolk farm with the words ‘If you’ve got a field, you’ve got a festival’. The ...

Bran Ferren’s company Applied Minds is one of the most unusual (and innovative) defense contractors you’ve probably never ...

Name John BechdelBest known for Keyboardist for Ministry since 2006. Vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist for False Icons. Former ke ...

We asked you for your favorite summer driving songs, and after reading the suggestions, we'll be handing you the aux cord.

As taken from Joolz Guides: Rather Splendid Pub Walks, his 'Circuitous Crawl Around Crouch End' is 5.1km, takes 2 hours 20 mins, and takes in the Woodman; Boogaloo; King’s Head; Queens; and Great ...

Many lyrics can feel good in the moment, but there are some songs that are probably not as comfortable listening back to.

The ‘Houdini’ singer is the latest to revisit the Australian rockers. We’ve ranked the pop stars who have taken on the anthems of Angus Young and company ...

My last Big Ears experience, in the long, long ago Diamanda Galás year of 2018, mostly involved their film section, due to a combination of scheduling and a lot of rare offerings. But in an instance ...

What was the best gig you ever went to in London — the one you'd most love to turn back the clock and see again? We asked ...