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Exploring the quirky production and music theory choices of Grace Jones’ classic Slave to the Rhythm
By Roland Schmidt published
We take a closer look at one of the most iconoclastic songs of the mid-80s era; Slave to the Rhythm

“He brought an entirely new language of musical storytelling to television”: Tribute paid to X Files composer Mark Snow
By Will Simpson published
He died on Friday, aged 78

Mk.gee’s collaboration with Justin Bieber has arrived on Bieber’s surprise new album, Swag
By Ben Rogerson published
Mk.gee’s frequent collaborator Dijon is also on the record

“Love in an elevator? Yeah, I've done it!”: Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on the making of the Aerosmith classic Pump
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: the Aerosmith song that Slash said was "too pop"

Ringo Starr names his proudest moment in The Beatles
By Will Simpson published
And he still feels the slight of not playing on Love Me Do

Beyonce takes to a flying golden stallion on her last few Cowboy Carter dates
By Will Simpson published
It replaces her malfunctioning red Cadillac on 16 Carriages

How a journalist’s joke led Jimi Hendrix to set fire to his guitar for the first time
By Andy Price published
It was a ritual that would symbolise Hendrix’s esoteric allure, but the first night he did it, the incendiary act was quickly thought up backstage

Billy Joel reveals the classical music origins of one of his biggest hits
By Ben Rogerson published
“My own history as a musician started with me hearing classical music,” he says
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