Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
Lindsey Buckingham spots something familiar in a hit Sam Fender song as he ponders the influence of Fleetwood Mac
“The general kind of limits that the song puts on itself is very much like what we would do,” he says
How Radiohead were finally convinced to embrace wireless guitar and mic tech for their most recent shows
“We brought it into Jonny Greenwood’s studio and did some blind tests. We all listened and even the most cynical guitar techs were impressed!”
Audience member steps in for ailing keyboard player during a live orchestral showing of La La Land
“I took a little bit of a creative liberty and just decided to improvise, which I think ended up being a good choice,” says 21-year-old student Sterling Nasa
Commodores co-founder and bassist Ronald LaPread has died, aged 75
“They said, ‘oh man, it’s too black’”
"I mean, it’s extraordinary": Roger Daltrey says that his voice is as strong as ever
"I’ve always said, ‘Use it or you lose it,’" he says. "But you can use it too much and once people do that, I wish they’d shut up, and there are a few out there who should”
Olivia Rodrigo responds to being asked if she has a frosty relationship with Taylor Swift
“I just try to make songs that I love and try to be kind and good to other people and supportive of other people, and I’ve always like tried to be like that," she says
SSL just released a new budget audio interface – and it comes at an “unprecedented price point”
The SSL 1 is a 2-in/2-out device that comes at a very tempting price
Paul McCartney wants to get his hands on Prince’s unearthed cover of a classic Beatles song
Back in 1998, Prince said that reviving an artist's voice after their death is "the most demonic thing imaginable"
Meet the teenage producer who’s ended up with production credits on two new Drake songs
“Everyone’s all like, ‘How did you do this?’ The whole school is just hyped"
Ableton’s Jesse Terry reveals the Lego brick origins of the company's Push hardware instrument
"I chopped up a bunch of other products and sampled the parts of them that I wanted,” he says
Olivia Rodrigo gives the answer to the question that everyone’s been asking about her new single
“I think it's like a new perspective that I haven't really had the maturity maybe to express before in earlier albums,” she says
Geese’s record label dismisses the suggestion that their success was contrived amid 'psyop' drama
“The way that they caught fire and caught people’s ears honestly gives me hope for the musical era that we’re in”
Stevie Wonder’s '70s synth guru Robert Margouleff on the moment he knew their partnership was over
“We never used click tracks," he says. "If you listen to Superstition, you’ll hear it speeds up and slows down. That imperfection is what made the music compelling”
Olivia Rodrigo prepares to administer The Cure – but is it about Robert Smith or something else?
The second single from her upcoming third album lands on Friday
Mike Stock: “Put Taylor Swift or Sabrina Carpenter in the '80s and they couldn’t have got arrested"
"They don’t have to worry about the song," he argues
Charlie Puth joins the dots between Metallica, Bon Jovi… and Phil Collins
“The cool thing about music is that you can trace everything back to something,” he says
Shania Twain discusses producer Mutt Lange's unique hit-making prowess
"I used to do this song as part of my rock repertoire once I was a little older," she says of one particular Def Leppard hit. "I am a rock chick at heart”
Olivia Dean sings the praises of the affordable vocal mic that’s still going strong after 60 years
“We ended up going with a chrome finish for The Art of Loving Tour, which fits perfectly with the show design,” she says
Look Mum No Computer reveals his self-built Eurovision “mega-synthesizer” and says 'nil points' is OK
“Because if you expect nothing, you lose nothing,” he argues
Ludwig Göransson bought 35 bronze gongs to use on the soundtrack for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
The forthcoming film also features Travis Scott as a bard
Eurovision Song Contest boss explains why Finland’s violinist is playing live, while others are miming
“It’s very much a ‘nice to have’ and we’re happy to do it where we can,” says Martin Green
Paul McCartney suggests that Bob Dylan could think a little more about his audience at his shows
“I get it if he doesn't want to do Mr Tambourine Man. Maybe he's fed up with that. But I would like to hear it. And I've paid”
Phil Collins says that he gave away his Roland CR-78 then had to ask for it back
“It was very basic. It was really a cocktail drum machine, you know, for people that play piano in bars”
