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“On the first album I avoided doing a lot of cutting on the tape”: The perfectionist who's made six albums in 50 years
By Paul Elliott published
“The work in the studio is very high pressure. And there aren’t any breaks”

“The studio bill was £148.50. So with the £1.50 in change we all bought fish and chips”: Def Leppard's low-budget EP
By Paul Elliott published
“It was difficult doing the scream in The Overture on a Sunday morning”

“You get the old albums and listen to them until four in the morning”: Ex-Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz dies at 71
By Paul Elliott published
He played on the band’s landmark albums and the worldwide hit Wind Of Change

“We hope the record will make a positive difference”: Arctic Monkeys contribute brand new track to HELP(2) album
By Will Simpson published
Project is a successor to 1995’s fondly-remembered Help album

“We hashed it out”: Jack Black and Kyle Gass have repaired their friendship
By Will Simpson published
And Tenacious D will return, says Gass

Pro-Trump punks: "it's a bit weird" says Glen Matlock. Who could he be talking about, we wonder…?
By Will Simpson published
Plus Jack White mocks Trump’s ‘accomplishments’ - "Trump smart. Good boy deserve Nobel Peace Prize! Dementia? What is? NO!"

“Lou fixated on her and his vocal was done in one take”: How Foreigner and producer Mutt Lange created a classic hit
By Paul Elliott published
“We put ourselves under a lot of pressure making that record”

“He had a massive impact on Australian culture”: Tributes paid to Midnight Oil founder Rob Hirst
By Will Simpson published
Drummer has died of pancreatic cancer, aged 70
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