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Dan Nigro says that he always knew that Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club was something special
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“This is where we had to pull out our good stuff. And we did”: Beggars Banquet – the album that made the Rolling Stones
By Will Simpson Published
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“I started singing this melody and saying that line, ‘I want to be yours…’”: The story of Arctic Monkeys’ biggest song
By Stan Bull Published
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"One of the hardest things I ever had to do was mix that song": A music professor breaks down Steve Cropper and Otis Redding's (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
By Ethan Hein Published
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"What were the skies like when you were young?": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form
By Matt Mullen Published
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“It’s quite normal to be groped by men”: Harassment, low pay and exploitation all reported by young musicians and artists in new survey
By Will Simpson Published
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"They put it on hold so nobody else can record it. But he didn’t actually record it. That was when Don Henley said, ‘You need to quit giving your songs away’”: Sheryl Crow says that she once wrote a song for Eric Clapton that never saw the light of day
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“This is where we had to pull out our good stuff. And we did”: Beggars Banquet – the album that made the Rolling Stones
By Will Simpson Published
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“I started singing this melody and saying that line, ‘I want to be yours…’”: The story of Arctic Monkeys’ biggest song
By Stan Bull Published
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Fender and Jackson celebrate 50 years of Iron Maiden with limited run signature collection
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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Greg Lester on how he crafted the classic nylon-string guitar solo in the Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“We are devastated to have to postpone these two shows at such short notice”: Radiohead put back two Copenhagen dates
By Will Simpson Published
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"Years of unprofessional behaviour led to our decision”: Six ex-members of Cradle Of Filth sue frontman Dani Filth
By Will Simpson Published
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“He wanted it to sound tinny, so he literally put the mic in a tin”: When The Darkness teamed up with Queen’s producer
By Amit Sharma Published
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Billie Eilish introduced them to a whole new audience, and now '90s indie band Black Box Recorder are back
By Ben Rogerson Published
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"I thought, 'I can’t play now'": The Brand New Heavies say that Prince came to watch them three times
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Djs
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“Got many requests for this one from a few years back”: Aphex Twin uploads new tracks to his Soundcloud page
By Will Simpson Published
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Is God a DJ? Pope makes appearance at religious rave in Slovakia
By Will Simpson Published
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UK electronic musicians aren't getting the royalties they deserve, according to a new report
By Si Truss Published
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“One of the greatest electronic music songs of all time”: Disclosure officially release their edit of a ‘90s club classic
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“I feel a freedom behind the piano”: Armin Van Buuren on his surprising new musical direction
By Will Simpson Published
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"It saves us 900 hours digging through crates”: Justice on why they gave up sampling
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“It’s just too emotional”: Seth Troxler is offering €10 an hour to anyone willing to help him clean up his vinyl
By Will Simpson Published
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Adam F on making '90s DnB classic Colours – and why he’s re-recording it for 2025
By Si Truss Published
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Mark Ronson on having to come to terms with the fact that he would never be a great guitar player
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Drummers
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“People said, ‘Hey, I saw you’re on that Avril Lavigne record.’ I went, ‘Nah!'”: The drummer who’s played on 400 albums
By Eric Everett Published
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“Tim wasn’t feeling good, and then Jeff said something derogatory, and Tim just punched him in the face!”
By Andrew Daly Published
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“I got a hacksaw, chopped down the stand and put the hi-hats down there”: How Simon Phillips learned to play left-handed
By Eric Everett Published
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“You’d go round the house and Johnny would play some riff in his jimmy-jams”: Mike Joyce remembers the early days of The Smiths
By Will Simpson Published
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“I said, ‘Oh, man, we’re gonna kick some ass on a Pink Floyd record!’": The drummer who substituted for Nick Mason
By Andrew Daly Published
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“I didn't replace Keith Moon – I replaced Kenney Jones!”: When Simon Phillips became The Who's third great drummer
By Eric Everett Published
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Jazz great Jack DeJohnette - drummer for Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and others - dies, aged 83
By Will Simpson Published
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“People say I hate John Bonham because he stole my stuff”: The legendary drummer who influenced Bonzo and many more
By Andrew Daly Published
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“Everybody knew Jeff was a great drummer”: How Simon Phillips succeeded in replacing Jeff Porcaro in Toto
By Eric Everett Published
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Gigs & Festivals
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Jon Batiste describes his “gloriously awkward exchange" with Prince at a jam session
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“We are devastated to have to postpone these two shows at such short notice”: Radiohead put back two Copenhagen dates
By Will Simpson Published
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“Truly one of the most fun things I've ever done”: David Ellefson joins 1,000 musicians to tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
By Will Simpson Published
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“We have a duty to encourage a fair resale market”: Olivia Dean calls on other artists to ensure fans don’t get ripped off
By Will Simpson Published
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“Always such an honour to be part of the show”: Ronnie Wood, Olivia Dean and The Kooks all confirmed for Jools's Hootenanny
By Will Simpson Published
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Jack White and Eminem light up the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day classic with unforgettable half time show
By Will Simpson Published
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Billie Eilish introduced them to a whole new audience, and now '90s indie band Black Box Recorder are back
By Ben Rogerson Published
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"I thought, 'I can’t play now'": The Brand New Heavies say that Prince came to watch them three times
By Ben Rogerson Published
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The producers of ABBA Voyage say that it was "never a format to copy"
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Guitarists
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“My mom said, ‘I’ll lend you a quarter if you become a guitar player.’ I think I did!”: Steve Cropper dies aged 84
By Paul Elliott Published
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Adrian Belew on how he and Seymour Duncan made one of the first relic’d guitars
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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Fender and Jackson celebrate 50 years of Iron Maiden with limited run signature collection
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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Greg Lester on how he crafted the classic nylon-string guitar solo in the Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Nuno Bettencourt on why he handed Shot Of The Dark over to Jake E Lee at Ozzy's farewell show
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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“It wasn’t anywhere close to being a single”: The classic track that defines John Mayer as a guitarist and a songwriter
By Amit Sharma Published
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“Miles Davis would just record right to the vinyl”: Why Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry loves to record with no safety net
By Andrew Daly Published
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Joe Bonamassa just teamed up with Fuchs Audio on a signature tube amp that might just save you spending $175,000 on a Dumble
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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"It’s bittersweet, of course”: Soundgarden’s final album is “pretty close” to completion
By Will Simpson Published
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Keyboard Players
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"The most unbelievable thing I’d ever seen": Synth player Steve Porcaro on writing with Michael Jackson
By Will Simpson Published
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"I still seem to be very capable of hitting the odd wrong note”: Rick Wakeman shares positive health update
By Will Simpson Published
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“A unique, talented, and innovative musician”: Tributes paid to Blancmange's Stephen Luscombe
By Will Simpson Published
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Cradle of Filth guitarist Ashok fired mid-tour, days after keyboardist wife quits citing low pay and “toxic” atmosphere
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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Kylie Minogue’s Tension tour keyboard player reveals the compact synth she relies on
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Eric Clapton pays tribute to Bobby Whitlock, his Derek and the Dominos bandmate, who has died, aged 77
By Ben Rogerson Published
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How Billy Joel ended up joining the ‘60s band that gave him his break as a recording artist
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Ezra Collective’s Joe Armon-Jones on the imagined musical apocalypse that inspired All The Quiet
By Si Truss Published
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Tom Petty keyboard player Benmont Tench says that being produced by Rick Rubin was like solving a puzzle
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Producers & Engineers
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Dan Nigro says that he always knew that Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club was something special
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Greg Lester on how he crafted the classic nylon-string guitar solo in the Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“Got many requests for this one from a few years back”: Aphex Twin uploads new tracks to his Soundcloud page
By Will Simpson Published
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"It was the best-sounding piece of kit ever – but they were so up themselves": Trevor Horn on the pioneering synth that defined the sound of Welcome to the Pleasuredome
By Jamie Sefton Published
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How Oasis brought Noel and Liam’s touring crews together for their triumphant Live ‘25 reunion
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Geoff Barrow on pigeonholing, production and beating imposter syndrome to become a film soundtrack composer
By Danny Scott Published
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Jimmy Jam says that Prince’s LM-1 association influenced Jam and Lewis’s decision to switch to a Roland TR-808
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Spotify expands its song credits and previews a SongDNA feature that reveals samples and cover versions
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“Dua sings everything”: Dua Lipa’s live engineer reveals how he adds the “pop shine” to her vocals
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Singers & Songwriters
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Dan Nigro says that he always knew that Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club was something special
By Ben Rogerson Published
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"They put it on hold so nobody else can record it. But he didn’t actually record it. That was when Don Henley said, ‘You need to quit giving your songs away’”: Sheryl Crow says that she once wrote a song for Eric Clapton that never saw the light of day
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“I played it with the band and it sounded like a bag of…”: How Neil Finn created Crowded House's classic hit
By Neil Crossley Published
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Greg Lester on how he crafted the classic nylon-string guitar solo in the Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1
By Ben Rogerson Published
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"They appeared to revel in the confusion that has been created”: Jorja Smith’s label claim royalties on AI track
By Will Simpson Published
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Jon Batiste describes his “gloriously awkward exchange" with Prince at a jam session
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“It wasn’t anywhere close to being a single”: The classic track that defines John Mayer as a guitarist and a songwriter
By Amit Sharma Published
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“If you use it the correct way, I think it’s a beautiful tool”: Teddy Swims admits he’s used AI on his own material
By Will Simpson Published
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“My main influences? Love, anger, depression and Zeppelin": It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley is coming to HBO Max later this week, and this is your last chance to subscribe for just $2.99 a month
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Singles And Albums
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“This is where we had to pull out our good stuff. And we did”: Beggars Banquet – the album that made the Rolling Stones
By Will Simpson Published
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Flea teases his first solo album with a seven minute jazz rave single
By Will Simpson Published
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"The most unbelievable thing I’d ever seen": Synth player Steve Porcaro on writing with Michael Jackson
By Will Simpson Published
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“I don’t think any of us knew how huge it was going to be”: The production tricks behind Michael Jackson's Billie Jean
By Will Simpson Published
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“John and I would be standing there like two school children": What did producer Jack Douglas do to provoke the ire of Yoko Ono?
By Will Simpson Published
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“I would’ve gone, ‘Forget it’": Bob Dylan would fail American Idol audition, according to Simon Cowell
By Will Simpson Published
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“The most expensive bit of drumming in history”: When stars of Duran Duran and Chic formed a decadent ’80s supergroup
By Neil Crossley Published
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"It’s bittersweet, of course”: Soundgarden’s final album is “pretty close” to completion
By Will Simpson Published
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“Suddenly we were presented with this gift”: How One saved Achtung Baby and saved U2
By Will Simpson Published
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"They put it on hold so nobody else can record it. But he didn’t actually record it. That was when Don Henley said, ‘You need to quit giving your songs away’”: Sheryl Crow says that she once wrote a song for Eric Clapton that never saw the light of day
By Ben Rogerson Published
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“I played it with the band and it sounded like a bag of…”: How Neil Finn created Crowded House's classic hit
By Neil Crossley Published
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“My mom said, ‘I’ll lend you a quarter if you become a guitar player.’ I think I did!”: Steve Cropper dies aged 84
By Paul Elliott Published
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