Latest articles by Andy Price
Inside the making of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours
We revisit a classic interview where MusicRadar was given an inside look at the making of one of the most well-regarded albums of all time
Karl Bartos reflects on the end of Kraftwerk’s golden era
Kraftwerk’s Karl Bartos told us how the German pioneers' embrace of computerisation was the trigger for his departure
Behind the scenes of Michael Jackson’s monster hit
Back in 2009, we spoke with Thriller’s legendary recording engineer Bruce Swedien, who shared some remarkable insights into the making of Michael Jackson’s biggest ever success
Stewart Copeland on The Police’s double-edged classic
Stewart Copeland spoke to MusicRadar back in 2019 and gave us his honest take on some of The Police’s most celebrated work
Tony Visconti on why human musicians will never be replaced
Bowie’s chief collaborator told MusicRadar in no uncertain terms his position on the AI debate
The Beatles’ most trusted engineer on their studio tensions
MusicRadar spoke to the legendary late Geoff Emerick back in 2014, when he told us in frank detail about their late 60s’ studio struggles
The story of how Madonna and William Orbit united and crafted a euphoric electronic pop classic
Is it Madonna’s best single? This William Orbit-produced smash found the Queen of Pop hurtling full-speed into a technicolour sonic universe
How David Byrne and Brian Eno anticipated a darker tomorrow on Talking Heads’ 1979 masterpiece
With Eno stationed outside in a mobile recording van, the loft-recorded banger Life During Wartime painted a bleak picture of a seemingly inevitable future
How The Beatles made the single that changed everything
It was the winning Beatle song that finally unlocked the fabled American market. Life - for both band and fans - would never be the same again…
Director Mike Christie tells us how his revelatory new Wham! film exposes a lot more than just a moment of cultural change…
Wham! 10 Days in China balances footage of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in their mid-80s pomp alongside some fascinatingly intimate scenes
Previously unseen archive of pre-Smiths Morrissey correspondence heads to auction
The collection of letters were penned by the future Pope of Mope between the ages of 14 and 20, and expose the young Morrissey’s flair for the written word
How Pink Floyd made Money via pioneering tape editing and some off-the-wall music theory
How this unmistakable Dark Side of the Moon classic, which started life in a garden shed, works
We speak to director Mike Christie about bringing Wham!’s groundbreaking 1985 China trip back to life in a captivating new film
Combining never before seen archive footage with fresh interviews, Christie’s new film is the ultimate document of Wham!’s momentous but turbulent 1985 trip - and the legacy it left on a generation of Chinese fans
The origins and slick musicology of TLC’s most iconic hit
The pseudo-biographical No Scrubs provided TLC with their biggest hit to date. We dig into its structure and sweet jazz harmonies
The accidental genesis of Billy Joel’s quirkiest single
How a throwaway comment relieved Billy Joel’s writer’s block and yielded one of his most iconic hits of the 80s. We put ourselves under pressure!
We catch up with synthwave figureheads The Midnight who exclusively reveal an eye-catching new collaboration
A dominant force in nostalgia-evoking synthwave, The Midnight have plunged even further down our cultural memory-hole with a new analogue foray…
Pink Floyd’s legendary Dark Side of the Moon officially returns to the cassette format
The latest co-branded cassette player release from We Are Rewind celebrates the totemic record that all-but demands playback on a physical format
Bernard Butler shares with us the odd events that led to him almost teaming up with Morrissey
Bernard Butler shares with us the odd events that lead to him almost teaming up with Morrissey
The story of the Rolling Stones-sampling anthem that has won over a new generation
Built atop an orchestral version of the Rolling Stones’ The Last Time, Richard Ashcroft and The Verve conjured a timeless symphony of self-assertion
We speak to Bernard Butler and David McAlmont about writing one of the most uplifting songs of the 1990s
From the ashes of an acrimonious split came the song that some regard as the I Will Survive of the ‘90s
The songwriting theory and modest gear behind Kylie Minogue’s 2001 pop gem
The dazzling track heralded the jaw-dropping return of the former pop pixie, yet Can't Get You Out of My Head was cooked up in record time by its writers - and with just one synth!
New data reveals that explicit lyrics are in decline - but why?
Some new statistical analysis has spotlighted a rapid decrease in the number of popular tracks that feature explicit lyrics. When did we all get so uptight?
“I’m very excited by AI if the person using it is also creative and not just lazy”: We catch up with Swedish house legend John Dahlbäck
The house DJ, producer and former Avicii collaborator tells us about his new role at artist and label partner Amuse - and reflects on his memories of working with a future superstar
