Latest articles by Andy Price
How Linkin Park created their biggest song that has now racked up billions of streams
Chester Bennington was a little on the fence as to whether Linkin Park’s most enduring track was strong enough to be on their debut
The struggle to make the Tears for Fears masterpiece that closed out the '80s on a creative high
Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal would acrimoniously split shortly after the release of their most musically inventive record
The genius of the profound 1967 Beatles song that John Lennon held up as George’s greatest
The opening to Sgt Pepper’s second side underlined just how boundless the Beatles’ musical scope had become
How Interpol fought for success and lit a fire in indie rock with their best single
Interpol’s blistering breakthrough soon became a pulse-pounding indie staple
Why you shouldn’t sleep on this forgotten Kate Bush rarity that’s cherished by fans
Poised to get a new lease of life via an upcoming compilation, this lost Bush classic can’t currently be widely streamed - and is crying out for rediscovery
When John Lennon alarmed the FBI after platforming radical political ideas in a week-long takeover of American TV
Lennon’s curated week of programming exposed viewers to some controversial figures - and drew the attention of the US government
How Boards of Canada brewed a serene genre-blurring classic
It’s perhaps Boards of Canada’s most well-known track, serving as many a newcomers' route into their nostalgia evoking universe
When Avicii transformed an ‘Irish pub song’ into a generational anthem
One of most euphoric tracks of the 2010s, The Nights has now racked up billions of streams
How an advanced drum machine saved a difficult Steely Dan album
The innovative machine also received its own platinum record for its painstaking drum replacement
Why imposing hard limitations could be the secret to finishing more music
We’re all struggling to fit in music-making between our other time consuming responsibilities. Optimise your process by cutting back on the options
“Any musician should be able to find a brilliant new colour to add to a developing mix”: EastWest Lo-Fi review
Aimed at those looking to rough up their software-constructed songs, Lo-Fi is a vivid playground of blended effects that will twist your sounds deliciously
Why David Bowie ditched promoting Low and instead became Iggy Pop’s keyboard player
Bowie put helping his Berlin flatmate Iggy Pop first, with promo for one of his greatest ever albums falling by the wayside
The genius behind John Bonham’s towering When The Levee Breaks drum sound
It’s one of the best drum recordings in history, but the resulting sound was just as much a feat of engineering as it way playing
How Jeff Buckley saved Radiohead’s Fake Plastic Trees
It was the song Thom Yorke just couldn't get right, but a stellar Jeff Buckley gig unlocked the missing ingredient
How Kate Bush stunned David Gilmour with a masterpiece of songwriting she made at just 13 years old
The early song was unmistakable evidence of Bush’s boundless talents
We speak to the company aiming to repopularise the personal cassette player
We Are Rewind is on a mission to get everyone digging out their old tapes once again
How The Avalanches assembled their surreal monument of weird, Frontier Psychiatrist, from a huge range of samples
Tighten your buttocks and pour juice on your chin as we unpack The Avalanches’ sample-constructed maelstrom
The strange, brief existence of the John Lennon-fronted supergroup hidden for decades
Back in 1968, Lennon, Keith Richards and an unlikely collection of musical cohorts tore through a White Album highlight
How the Cure sidestepped the gloom and wrote one of the most uplifting songs ever recorded
The Cure’s life-affirming indie pop classic remains the ultimate Friday tune
How a fake version of a popular British band managed to deceive American fans
The odd tale of how a counterfeit version of the Zombies capitalised on the group's US success after the original band called it quits
The embarrassing blunder that caused Paul McCartney to be jailed for nine days in 1980
The Beatles’ legend was detained upon entering Japan at the outset of a week-long tour, and he only had himself to blame
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
