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We speak to The Smiths’ producer Stephen Street and learn how their most beloved song came to be
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out remains one of The Smiths’ most heartbreaking songs - a near-perfect example of the potency of Marr and Morrissey’s songwriting partnership
Songwriter Diane Warren’s Oscars losing streak goes on as KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden wins
She's now lost out 17 times
"Lot after lot, we felt like we were making history”: John Lennon’s Broadway piano goes for £2.5 million
He used it to write A Day In The Life
“When that song came out, it changed everything”: How Stone Temple Pilots created one of the great alternative rock anthems
Singer Scott Weiland called the track “a metaphor for a lost, obsessive relationship”
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“To me, it was like being asked to tour with the Beatles”: Paul Gilbert on why he turned down the gig of a lifetime
When Todd Rundgren called and invited Gilbert to tour with him there was only one answer, even if it pained him to say it
How to replicate the sample-based sonics of a gnarly Prodigy classic
Dissecting one of the big beat heavyweights’ most iconic bangers, and learning how to recreate its sound ourselves
“When Tarantino first sent me the script I hated it”: Why Neil Diamond refused to have his song used in Pulp Fiction
The legendary singer-songwriter also turned down Jay-Z
“I thought Motörhead was just a load of noise – but good noise”: A classic interview with former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell
His motto: “Never interrupt an old woman playing bingo”
