Latest articles by Andy Price
How a dejected indie folk gem became a wedding song staple
You couldn’t get away from the Lumineers’ Ho Hey when it was released back in 2012, but few people knew that the life-affirming anthem was actually a pained reflection on multiple heartbreaks
The enduring appeal of the REM radio smash that Michael Stipe hated
The song was inescapable in the early 1990s, yet the shifting dynamics and sunny lyrics of REM's upbeat smash continue to provoke questions about its true meaning
“Where words fail, music speaks”: Why storytelling through music exceeds other art forms
Narrative in music isn’t always about just what’s being said within a song’s lyrics - it’s what the music triggers in the core of the listener
How the Beatles won over America with one performance
We look back on that magical night when John, Paul, George and Ringo entranced a grieving nation and fired up the engine of Beatlemania stateside
How the Talking Heads' frontman's oversized tailoring defined his most iconic performance
The gigantic suit look became one of Byrne's visual trademarks, but what lay behind his choice to wear it?
How a journalist’s joke led Jimi Hendrix to set fire to his guitar for the first time
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
How Phil Collins’ globe-spanning Live Aid journey led to one of the most disastrous reunions ever
The hectic day that Phil Collins Concorde-hopped between continents was mired by a shambolic reunion which he unwittingly became a part of
How Oasis rustled up the ultimate Britpop anthem with Don't Look Back in Anger
A song destined to be bellowed at gigs, pubs, birthdays and wedding receptions for the rest of time, the huge hit crystallised a cultural moment, and verified Oasis as 90s Britain’s most popular band
How to avoid letting technical problems with the music-making process slow you down
It’s easy for us to hang around one particular arrangement or mix for months, pouring over the fine details. It's advisable to keep the bigger flow going
How a shrewd power move from Michael Jackson permanently dented his friendship with Paul McCartney
Once friends and collaborators, Michael Jackson’s seizure of the Beatles’ publishing rights from Paul would distance the music heavyweights
How the Oasis vs Blur chart battle marked Britpop's cultural peak, and the beginning of its end
1995’s chart battle between Oasis and Blur cemented the two bands as Britpop’s warring kings, but creatively, the movement was unravelling
We just witnessed the first night of the Oasis comeback. Here’s our take on the Gallagher brothers’ reconciliation
After 16 years of feuding, the pair seemed on a solid footing with each other as they shook Cardiff’s Principality Stadium with a salvo of Oasis classics
"On every laptop you have access to every sound you could ever want. That can make creativity hard": Peel
Forging a close bond as two-thirds of international superstars, Foster the People, Sean Cimino and Isom Innis have embarked on a parallel life as Peel.
Void & Vista's plugins are 'pieces of art for people to make art with'
We sit down with the brains behind Strands and Folds, two Kontakt instruments that caught our attention with a wildly imaginative approach to sound design
How Cherry Audio recreated the sound of the world's first commercial polysynth in software
We caught up with Cherry Audio's CTO Dan Goldstein to find out more about how it crafted a plugin emulation of a super-rare proto-synth from 1939
Leapwing Audio on their stable of forensic mix plugins
Leapwing's intuitive, incisive plugins let users perform forensic mix surgery with ease and emulate the tones of iconic producers.
Musik Hack on their quest to refine plugin UI design
We sit down with Musik Hack co-founder Sam Fischmann to hear more about the philosophy behind its superb mastering plugin
ARMNHMR on their tools of the trade
Joseph Chung and Joseph Abella’s fusion of dubstep, trance and techno has found favour with millions of listeners globally
“Learning how to mix is almost as important as hitting on your original musical idea”: New to the mixing process? Start here
Don't let a brilliant song be swallowed up in a bad mix by following our guide to the central principles of the process
"As nuanced as the real thing, but only if you know what you're doing": The ultimate guide to plugin guitars
After spending decades trying to emulate the guitar, it might have been easier just to pick one up and learn how to play it…
"Our aim with ShaperBox is to make it easy for any producer to get complex-sounding results, all in one plugin": Cableguys talk modulation-mad multi-effects plugins and more
We sit down with the developer behind ShaperBox and Kickstart to find out more about Cableguys' inspired creations
"It’s the best reverb for the buck": Composer Jason Graves on his go-to reverb plugin
After scoring Dead Space and Call of Duty, Graves' most recent video game project takes him offshore to a monster-infested oil rig
“We were even encouraged to dig out some particularly gnarly old stuff that hadn’t seen the light of day in years”: Freqport FreqInOut FO1 review
We take a look at Freeport’s latest in/out box which promises to morph your hardware into plugin form without breaking a sweat
