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Neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo has died, aged 51
By Ben Rogerson published
He released three of the greatest albums of the past 30 years

It took an intervention from Paul McCartney for Mick Jagger to offer Andrew Watt a job with the Rolling Stones
By Ben Rogerson published
“This is some crazy dream as a kid with a guitar to have those names talking about you,” says Watt

“I never realised how difficult it was for Alex”: When Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson had to battle to get heard
By Paul Elliott published
"The guitar suffered in a lot of the mixes," Lifeson said

Sabrina Carpenter songwriter Amy Allen on the challenges faced by women in the music industry
By Ben Rogerson published
The Espresso and Manchild co-writer also says that she likes to “go off of emotion” rather than writing to a formula

How Beck and Nigel Godrich created one of the best-sounding albums of the 21st century
By Andy Price published
Beck’s surprising 2002 pivot was defined by its immaculately-recorded acoustics, and is often cited as a choice reference test by audio enthusiasts

"Miley is all about positivity. She’s just not a ‘feeling sorry for herself’ kind of person": Kid Harpoon on Miley Cyrus' Flowers
By Matt Mullen published
The high-flying hitmaker reflects on the making of Cyrus' Grammy-winning chart smash

“Everybody knew Jeff was a great drummer”: How Simon Phillips succeeded in replacing Jeff Porcaro in Toto
By Eric Everett published
"They didn't want somebody to come in and try to imitate Jeff"

“I realised how hard it was to play these songs”: Alex Lifeson makes a surprise admission
By Will Simpson published
Bedroom guitarists are doubless nodding in agreement
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