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Butch Vig, The Dead Weather, Steel Panther...
The MusicRadar Team, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 5:05 pm BST
Butch Vig chose Nevermind as one of his career-defining records. "No shit," I hear you say. Obviousness aside, here's Butch behind the console, deconstructing the vocals and lead guitar layers of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Tom Porter
La Roux's recent 'admission' that her music has '80s influences goes down as one of the most needless statements of 2009, but even at a time when synth-loving female singers are all over the charts, her sound is distinctive. Latest single Bulletproof currently sits at number 1 in the UK – here she is performing it in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. Ben Rogerson
A fascinating set of videos in which different instruments are hit or strummed, as seen through the eye of an ultra-high-speed camera. Above is crash cymbal; there's also a snare drum and an electric guitar. And as a non-music bonus, here's a guy getting smashed in the face with a water balloon - slowly. Chris Wickett
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