Latest articles by Andy Price
How a feat of spontaneous creativity resulted in one of Pink Floyd’s most majestic moments
A gentle meditation on mortality was brought to passionate life thanks to one woman’s improvised vocal
How an explosive 2001 switch-up revealed just how ferocious Muse could get
The juggernaut of a riff proved Muse’s mettle, setting the stall for a stadium-filling future
The dramatic birth of Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles song
Vaulting between three distinct sections, the Wings classic was conjured with the same spirit as Abbey Road’s closing medley
Mark Pritchard tells us how he and Thom Yorke made the sublime Tall Tales
The Warp Records’ heavyweight joined forces with Radiohead and the Smile’s main man to craft a bewitching document of 21st century anxieties
“We were able to fire up a bass sound that was indistinguishable from the flavour of New Order’s Blue Monday in seconds”: EastWest Sounds Iconic review
A haul of vintage synths have been mined for all their gold in EastWest’s most pop-angled pack to date
How David Bowie stared down death itself for his final left-turn
Bowie foresaw how the world would react to his end - and artfully deconstructed his own myth with a last great masterwork
How one track’s sudden gear-switch led Coldplay into their imperial phase
In one blinding moment, Coldplay emerged from a creative rut
Bandcamp explains why it still serves as an integral platform for self-releasing musicians - and how to get the best from it
The artist-centered distribution platform stresses that its ethos remains unchanged following the recent takeover by music licensing body, Songtradr
How a critical moment on a 1965 single signposted the Beatles’ growing musical ambitions
It swung the uptempo single into a more nuanced universe, and perfectly demonstrated Lennon and McCartney’s songwriting partnership
Why Fleetwood Mac’s most iconic riff is one of music’s greatest ever moments
That thrilling and inspired John McVie bassline steered the band to create one of its most captivating songs
Ed Sheeran calls on the British government to invest in music education
The letter has been co-signed by Elton John, Robert Plant and Harry Styles amongst many other musical luminaries
Was this teenage prodigy the world’s first electric guitar player?
The instrument that defined rock had to start somewhere - and all evidence points towards George Barnes
A reckoning for venues? The Charlatans' Tim Burgess fronts a new Manchester festival that allows bands to keep all their merch profits
The showcase aims to empower artists and bands to profit from their merch sales - without a middleman taking a cut
Dreams, red wine and the desire to explode - Robert Smith’s songwriting approach in his own words
The Cure’s godfather of goth remains one of music’s key figureheads, yet his attitude to songwriting is anything but orthodox
George Harrison’s songwriting brilliance deconstructed in his own words
The quiet one’s songwriting gifts fully flourished during the latter half of the Beatles’ reign, and we’ve collected his own insights into his craft
How Adele's songwriting cleverly grabs our emotions
You might think the perfect pop song is built on vibrant production choices and bouncy positivity, but an analysis of the output of one of the biggest selling artists of all time would suggest otherwise
This classic interview with the Crystal Method explores talent vs tech, plus an enduring love for Radiohead and Bill Withers
A 2009 conversation from our mag archives finds former Crystal Method-man Ken Jordan talking gear, influences and the brilliance of the then-new iPhone
Our forgotten interview with big-beat legends Basement Jaxx reveals the oddness of working with John Lennon’s widow - and a love for Atari
A rediscovered interview from our archives with the Grammy-winning duo touches on the stress of making sure that their studio time with Lennon’s widow went without a hitch
Unearthed Junkie XL interview digs into the troubles behind his hit remix of Elvis’s A Little Less Conversation
The Mad Max soundtrack heavyweight was still best known for his A Little Less Conversation remix when we spoke to him in 2008
Our lost interview with Kraftwerk’s Wolfgang Flür gives rare insight into the band's internal conflicts
Back in 2007, we caught up with Kraftwerk’s former rhythm robot, who had much to share about the fraught relationship with the band that defined electronic music
Our re-discovered classic interview with Jon Hopkins catches him on the verge of his most successful decade
At the end of the 2000s, the IDM titan spoke to us about tech, his terrifying sessions with Coldplay and his desire to go somewhere new in the looming 2010s
From Pavement to Donna Summer, here are six more B-sides that became huge against the odds
Adding to the collection of songs that started out on the flip side of a single, but went on to become playlist staples
How a lone Bee Gee became the first person to use a drum machine on a pop hit
When it hit the chart in 1969, it was the first exposure the record buying public had to an electronic beat
